List of Bengalis
Encyclopedia
This article provides lists of famous and notable Bengali people
, from West Bengal
, India
or Bangladesh
, or people with Bengali ancestry.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
, from West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
or Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, or people with Bengali ancestry.
Academics
- Mir Masoom AliMir Masoom AliMir Masoom Ali , a Bangladeshi American, is a renowned Statistician, Distinguished Professor, prominent educator, researcher, and author. He came to the United States in 1969 and became a naturalized citizen in 1981. Dr. Ali founded the graduate and undergraduate programs in Statistics at Ball...
, statistician - Kaushik BasuKaushik BasuKaushik Basu is an Indian economist who is currently the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and is also the C...
, economist - Andre BéteilleAndre BéteilleAndre Béteille is one of India's leading sociologists and writers. He is particularly well known for his studies of the caste system in South India...
, sociologist - Sugata BoseSugata BoseSugata Bose is the Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University.-Early life:Sugata Bose was born in Calcutta, India. He studied at the Presidency College, Kolkata. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge under Eric Stokes...
, historian - Satyendranath Bose, physicist
- Dipesh ChakrabartyDipesh ChakrabartyDipesh Chakrabarty is a Bengali historian who has also made contributions to postcolonial theory and subaltern studies.He attended Presidency College of the University of Calcutta, where he received his undergraduate degree in physics. He also received a diploma in business management from the...
, historian - Swapan Kumar ChakravortySwapan Kumar ChakravortySwapan Kumar Chakravorty is Director General of the National Library of India, Kolkata. He is also professor , Department of English, Jadavpur University....
, literary scholar and writer - Partha ChatterjeePartha ChatterjeePartha Chatterjee is a Subaltern Studies and Postcolonial scholar. He is a multi-disciplinary scholar, with special emphasis on political science, anthropology and history. Chatterjee received Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2009 for his contributions in Academics.-Education:He completed a B.A...
, political scientist - Suniti Kumar Chatterjee, linguist, educationist, litterateur
- Sukanta ChaudhuriSukanta ChaudhuriSukanta Chaudhuri is an internationally renowned Bengali Indian scholar of English literature of the Renaissance period. He was educated at Presidency College, Kolkata and the University of Oxford. He taught at Presidency College from January 1973 to December 1991 and at Jadavpur University from...
, literary scholar, writer, translator, writer on urban studies - Supriya ChaudhuriSupriya ChaudhuriSupriya Chaudhuri is an internationally reputed Bengali Indian scholar of English literature. She is a professor at Kolkata's Jadavpur University...
, literary scholar, writer, translator - Abdus Suttar KhanAbdus Suttar KhanDr. Abdus Suttar Khan was a Bangladeshi Oxford Scholar and distinguished aerospace researcher for four decades with NASA, Pratt & Whitney, and the power generation company Alstom .- Early life and education :...
, chemist - Vina MazumdarVina MazumdarDr. Vina Mazumdar is an Indian academic, feminist, a pioneer in Women studies in India and a leading figure of the women’s movement in post-independence India. She was secretary of the first Committee on Status of Women in India that brought out the first report on condition of women in the...
, Women's studiesWomen's studiesWomen's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective... - Ashis NandyAshis NandyAshis Nandy is an Indian political psychologist, a social theorist, and a contemporary cultural and political critic. A trained sociologist and clinical psychologist, his body of work covers a variety of topics, including public conscience, mass violence, and dialogues of civilizations.He was...
, political psychologist - Amal Kumar RaychaudhuriAmal Kumar RaychaudhuriAmal Kumar Raychaudhuri was a leading physicist well known for his contributions to relativistic cosmology, particularly Raychaudhuri's equation, which is a key ingredient in proving the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems of general relativity...
, internationally-renowned theoretical physicist, widely respected educator - Sumit SarkarSumit Sarkar-Background:He belongs to one of Bengal's most enlightened and progressive Brahmo families. His father was Professor Susobhan Chandra Sarkar, a Head of Department of History at Presidency College, Calcutta and the founder Head of Department of the Department of History, []...
, historian - Ashoke SenAshoke SenAshoke Sen , FRS, is an Indian theoretical physicist. He has made a number of major original contributions to the subject of string theory, including his landmark paper on strong-weak coupling duality or S-duality, which was influential in changing the course of research in the field...
, physicist - Sukumar Sen, Linguist
- Jadunath Ghosh pioneering educationist
- Muhammad ShahidullahMuhammad ShahidullahMuhammad Shahidullah , popularly known as Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a famous Bengali educationist, writer philologist and linguist.A dormitory in University of Dhaka is named after him .-Early life:...
, educationist, writer, philologist and linguist - Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakGayatri Chakravorty SpivakGayatri Chakravorty Spivak is an Indian literary critic, theorist and a University Professor at Columbia University. She is best known for the essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?", considered a founding text of postcolonialism, and for her translation of Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology. She...
, literary critic and theorist
Economists
- Abhijit BanerjeeAbhijit BanerjeeAbhijit Vinayak Banerjee is an Indian economist. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... - Pranab BardhanPranab BardhanPranab Kumar Bardhan is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley . Educated in Presidency College, Kolkata and Cambridge University, England, he had been on the faculty of MIT, Delhi School of Economics, and Indian Statistical Institute, before joining Berkeley...
, Professor of Economics, University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... - Kaushik BasuKaushik BasuKaushik Basu is an Indian economist who is currently the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and is also the C...
, C. Marks Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economics, Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... - Debapriya BhattchariyaDebapriya BhattchariyaDebapriya Bhattacharya is an economist from Bangladesh and the executive director of the CPD, Dhaka.-Life and Education:Debapriya Bhattcharya studied at St. Gregory's High School, Dhaka and Dhaka College, Dhaka. He did his M.Sc. in Economics with distinction. He obtained his Ph.D. from the...
, Bangladesh's permanent representative in Geneva for UN - Amitava BoseAmitava BoseAmitava Bose is a Professor of Economics at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He is also a former Director of IIM-C.Bose received his B.A. degree in Economics from Presidency College of the University of Calcutta, in 1967, and MA degree in Economics with First Rank from the Delhi School of...
, Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. - Romesh Dutt
- Prasanta Chandra MahalanobisPrasanta Chandra MahalanobisPrasanta Chandra Mahalanobis FRS was an Indian scientist and applied statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India...
, founder, Indian Statistical Institute - Debraj RayDebraj RayDebraj Ray graduated with a BA in Economics from the University of Calcutta in 1977.Ray is presently , and Professor of Economics at New York University. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review....
, Silver Professor of Economics, New York University - Amartya SenAmartya SenAmartya Sen, CH is an Indian economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of society's poorest members...
, economist & Philosopher, Lamont Professor at Harvard University, awarded Bharat Ratna, Nobel Laureate - Rehman SobhanRehman SobhanRehman Sobhan is a prominent Bangladeshi economist and civil society leader. He played a leading role in the Bengali nationalist movement in the 1960s, including authoring the Two Economies Theory and drafting the Six point demands of Bengali nationalists...
, economist, Chairman of the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) - Muhammad YunusMuhammad YunusMuhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Peace Prize...
, economist, Nobel Laureate (Nobel Peace Prize for 2006), micro-credit pioneer - Nurul Islam, economist, former Chairman, Bangladesh Planning Commission
Scientists & Engineers
- Rafiq AzamRafiq AzamMohammad Rafiq Azam is a Bangladeshi architect. He is principal architect of the architecture firm Shatotto, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is also a teacher, a lecturer and a painter. Azam has accumulated a number of achievements in architecture and painting...
, Bangladeshi architect - Jagadish Chandra Bose Physicist, radio and wireless transmission pioneer, invented the radio before MarconiGuglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...
. Also did substantial work on botanyBotanyBotany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
. - Satyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath Bose FRS was an Indian mathematician and physicist noted for his collaboration with Albert Einstein in developing a theory regarding the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic radiation. He is best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s, providing the foundation...
, Physicist, founded Bose–Einstein statisticsBose–Einstein statisticsIn statistical mechanics, Bose–Einstein statistics determines the statistical distribution of identical indistinguishable bosons over the energy states in thermal equilibrium.-Concept:...
, which helped to produce Bose-Einstein condensate (2001 Nobel Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in PhysicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
was given for this discovery); BosonBosonIn particle physics, bosons are subatomic particles that obey Bose–Einstein statistics. Several bosons can occupy the same quantum state. The word boson derives from the name of Satyendra Nath Bose....
, a study of Elementary particleElementary particleIn particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a particle not known to have substructure; that is, it is not known to be made up of smaller particles. If an elementary particle truly has no substructure, then it is one of the basic building blocks of the universe from which...
, is named to honor him - Megh Nad Saha, Physicist, produced the famous "Thermo-Ionization Equation" or Saha Equation
- Gopal Chandra BhattacharyaGopal Chandra BhattacharyaGopal Chandra Bhattacharya was an Indian entomologist and naturalist known for his pioneering work on social insects and the role of bacteria in metamorphosis...
-was a Bengali entomologist and naturalist known for his pioneering work on social insects and the role of bacteria in metamorphosis. - Prafulla Chandra RoyPrafulla Chandra RoyPrafulla Chandra Ray was a Indian academician, a chemist and entrepreneur. He was the founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company...
, Pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite) - Sharmila BhattacharyaSharmila BhattacharyaDr. Sharmila Bhattacharya is the head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center-Education:...
, head of the Biomodel Performance and Behavior laboratory at NASA Ames Research CenterNASA Ames Research CenterThe Ames Research Center , is one of the United States of America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration 10 major field centers.The centre is located in Moffett Field in California's Silicon Valley, near the high-tech companies, entrepreneurial ventures, universities, and other... - Upendranath BrahmachariUpendranath BrahmachariSir Upendranath Brahmachari, KIH was a noted Indian scientist and a leading medical practitioner of his time...
, Biologist: synthesized UreaUreaUrea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....
Stibamine (carbostibamide) and used it in the treatment of Kala-azar (leishmaniasis), was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. - Mani Lal BhaumikMani Lal BhaumikMani Lal Bhaumik is an Indian-born American physicist. He has been an author, lecturer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.His early contributions to laser technology are exemplified by the development of the excimer laser at the Northrop Corporation Research and Technology Center in Los Angeles. As...
, Physicist: helped develop the first excimer laserExcimer laserAn excimer laser is a form of ultraviolet laser which is commonly used in the production of microelectronic devices , eye surgery, and micromachining....
at the University of CaliforniaUniversity of CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... - Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron BhattacharyyaKumar Bhattacharyya, Baron BhattacharyyaSushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, CBE is an Indian-born British engineer, educator and government advisor.Kumar Bhattacharyya was born in Dhaka , His father was a professor of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur...
, As an academic he has played a prominent role in raising the status of engineering and manufacturing in UK. He was appointed CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
in 1997 and knighted in 2003, Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
awardee. - Asima ChatterjeeAsima ChatterjeeAsima Chatterjee was an Indian chemist noted for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine. Her most notable work includes those on vinca alkaloids, and the development of anti-epileptic and anti-malarial drugs...
, noted for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine. Her most notable work includes those on vinca alkaloids, and the development of anti-epileptic and anti-malarial drugs. - Sandip ChakrabartiSandip ChakrabartiSandip Chakrabarti is a leading Indian astrophysicist. He developed a computer model to show how life on Earth could have originated in outer space.- References :...
, leading Indian astrophysicist - Anirvan GhoshAnirvan GhoshAnirvan Ghosh is an American neuroscientist of Indian descent. His research has contributed to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate development of the mammalian brain. A major focus of his research has been to identify mechanisms that regulate neuronal connectivity and the...
, A Renowned neuroscientist, His research has contributed to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate development of the mammalian brain - Qazi Motahar HossainQazi Motahar HossainQazi Motahar Hossain is a famous Bangladeshi author, scientist, statistician and journalist. He is also renowned for his unique style of literature. He had intimate friendship with poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Kazi Abdul Odud and many other eminent figures...
, mathematician and statistician. - Abul HussamAbul HussamAbul Hussam is the inventor of the Sono arsenic filter. He is a chemistry Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia and a member of advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology....
, Chemist: Inventor of Sono arsenic filterSono arsenic filterThe Sono arsenic filter was invented in 2006 by Abul Hussam, who is a chemistry professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. It was developed to deal with the problem of arsenic contamination of groundwater...
and the gold winner of the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability - Jamal Nazrul IslamJamal Nazrul IslamJamal Nazrul Islam is a Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist. He is a professor at Chittagong University and a member of the advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology...
, famous physicist and mathematician - Abdus Suttar KhanAbdus Suttar KhanDr. Abdus Suttar Khan was a Bangladeshi Oxford Scholar and distinguished aerospace researcher for four decades with NASA, Pratt & Whitney, and the power generation company Alstom .- Early life and education :...
, Chemist, inventor of alloys for use in commercial jets, U.S. fighter planes, gas turbines, train engines, and space shuttles - Fazlur KhanFazlur KhanFazlur Rahman Khan was a Bangladeshi born architect and structural engineer. He is a central figure behind the "Second Chicago School" of architecture, and is regarded as the "Father of tubular design for high-rises"...
, designer, Willis Tower - Muhammad Qudrat-i-KhudaMuhammad Qudrat-i-KhudaDr.Qudrat-e-Khuda was a Bangladeshi scientist, an educationist and a writer. Born in village Margram of Birbhum district in West Bengal, Qudrat-i-Khuda received his early education from the Margram ME High School and Calcutta Woodburn ME School....
, scientist and educator. - Dilip MahalanabisDilip MahalanabisDilip Mahalanabis is an India biologist. He was the director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Dilip Mahalanabis (born November 12th, 1934) is an India biologist. He was the director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Dilip...
, Biologist: under his leadership International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh medical centre, discovered Oral rehydration therapyOral rehydration therapyOral rehydration therapy is a simple treatment for dehydration associated with diarrhoea, particularly gastroenteritis or gastroenteropathy, such as that caused by cholera or rotavirus. ORT consists of a solution of salts and sugars which is taken by mouth...
, which saved more than 40 millions lives from Diarrhoea - Prasanta Chandra MahalanobisPrasanta Chandra MahalanobisPrasanta Chandra Mahalanobis FRS was an Indian scientist and applied statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India...
, Statistician: Inventor of Mahalanobis DistanceMahalanobis distanceIn statistics, Mahalanobis distance is a distance measure introduced by P. C. Mahalanobis in 1936. It is based on correlations between variables by which different patterns can be identified and analyzed. It gauges similarity of an unknown sample set to a known one. It differs from Euclidean...
and founder of Indian Statistical InstituteIndian Statistical InstituteIndian Statistical Institute is a public research institute and university in Kolkata's northern outskirt of Baranagar, India founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in 1931... - Sisir Kumar MitraSisir Kumar MitraSisir Kumar Mitra [or Shishirkumar Mitra] was an Indian physicist.He was born and raised in Calcutta. His parents were the doctor Saratkumari and the school teacher Jaykrishna. At the age of nine he witnessed a hot air balloon and became intrigued in the phenomenon, so he began studying science...
, Physicist: pioneer in the investigations of ionosphereIonosphereThe ionosphere is a part of the upper atmosphere, comprising portions of the mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere...
and worked with Marie CurieMarie CurieMarie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
, was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society and Mitra craterMitra (crater)Mitra is a lunar crater that is attached to the western outer rim of the larger crater Mach, on the far side of the Moon. Just to the west of Mitra is Bredikhin, and to the south-southeast lies Henyey. It is named after Sisir Kumar Mitra....
on the Moon is named after him - Subhash MukhopadhyaySubhash Mukhopadhyay (physician)Subhash Mukhopadhyay was a physician from Kolkata, India.-Early life:He was born on January 16, 1931 in Hazaribag, Bihar , India. He studied and graduated with an honours degree in physiology from the Calcutta National Medical College, which was then affiliated with the prestigious University...
, Physicist: became the first physician in India and second in the world to perform the In vitro fertilization - Amal Kumar RaychaudhuriAmal Kumar RaychaudhuriAmal Kumar Raychaudhuri was a leading physicist well known for his contributions to relativistic cosmology, particularly Raychaudhuri's equation, which is a key ingredient in proving the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems of general relativity...
, Physicist: well known for his contributions to relativistic cosmology produced the famous Raychaudhuri's equation, a key ingredient for other major scientific concepts - Bikash SinhaBikash SinhaBikash Sinha is an eminent Indian physicist, active in the fields of nuclear physics and high energy physics. Prof. Bikash Sinha was the director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre and the chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of...
, former director of SINP and Padmabhusan - Srikumar BanerjeeSrikumar BanerjeeDr. Srikumar Banerjee is an Indian nuclear scientist and a metallurigical engineer. He is perhaps much better known for its research and contribution in India's nuclear program and has been a brain-scientist behind the 1974 Indian atomic test and the 1998 Indian nuclear testing.He is currently...
, director of BARC and AEC - Ashoke SenAshoke SenAshoke Sen , FRS, is an Indian theoretical physicist. He has made a number of major original contributions to the subject of string theory, including his landmark paper on strong-weak coupling duality or S-duality, which was influential in changing the course of research in the field...
, Physicist: known for his contributions to string theoryString theoryString theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...
and co-discovered S-dualityS-dualityIn theoretical physics, S-duality is an equivalence of two quantum field theories or string theories. An S-duality transformation maps states and vacua with coupling constant g in one theory to states and vacua with coupling constant 1/g in the dual theory... - Siddhartha MukherjeeSiddhartha MukherjeeSiddhartha Mukherjee is an Indian-born American physician, scientist and writer. He authored the 2010 book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction...
, Physicist, Scientist and Writer; Author of the book: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 2011, also won PEN Literary E.O. Wilson Prize 2011, Gabrielle Angel's Leukemia Foundation Award/Grant 2010.
Artists
- Abanindranath TagoreAbanindranath TagoreAbanindranath Tagore was the principal artist of the Bengal school and the first major exponent of swadeshi values in Indian art. He was also a noted writer, particularly for children...
- Anil Kumar DuttaAnil Kumar DuttaAnil Kumar Dutta was an Indian artist and educator.He was the founder-editor of Shilpa O Sahitya, a literary magazine and founder-principal of the Academy of Creative Art.- Early life and education :Anil Kumar Dutta was born in Sahanagar district of south Kolkata to a family hailing...
- Devajyoti RayDevajyoti RayDevajyoti Ray is an Indian painter and installation artist whose works attained significance in the post-liberalization phase of Indian economy. His works have been exhibited internationally and have been acquired by many art academies...
- Ganesh PyneGanesh PyneGanesh Pyne is a Calcutta-born Indian artist.- Biographical :Pyne was born in Calcutta in 1937. He was a student at the Government College of Arts & Craft, Calcutta between 1955 and 1959...
- Jamini RoyJamini Roy-Early life:Jamini Roy was born in 1887 into a middle-class family of land-owners in a village called Beliatore in the District of Bankura in Bengal .When he was sixteen he was sent to study at the Government School of Art in Calcutta...
- Jogen ChowdhuryJogen ChowdhuryJogen Chowdhury is an eminent Indian painter and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and works in Santiniketan. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and subsequently at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris in the year 1967. He has...
- Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
, National poet of Bangladesh - Nandalal BoseNandalal BoseNandalal Bose was a notable Indian painter of Bengal school of art. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for "Indian style" of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhawan, Shanti Niketan in 1922...
- P.C. Sorcar, world-famous magician
- Paresh MaityParesh MaityParesh Maity is an Indian painter. He is a prolific painter in a short career span.-Early life:Paresh Maity was born in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur...
- Paritosh SenParitosh SenParitosh Sen was a leading Indian artist. He was born in Dhaka , the present-day capital of Bangladesh...
- Prosenjit KunduProsenjit KunduProsenjit "Tony" Kundu is an American dancer, dance teacher and choreographer primarily in the styles of hip hop, house, bboying, locking and popping. Having danced professionally since 1998, Prosenjit Guy Kundu has been actively involved in the Urban Dance Scene for 2 decades...
- Rabin MondalRabin MondalRabindra Nath Mondal, better known as Rabin Mondal, was born in 1929, in Kolkata.Rabin Mondal is an Indian artist who was a founding member of the Calcutta Painters...
- Raja SenRaja SenRaja Sen is an Indian film and television director, and the winner of three National Film Awards from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.-Career:...
, film and television director - Ramkinkar BaijRamkinkar BaijRamkinkar Baij was an Indian Santhal sculptor, known as the Pioneer of Modern Indian Sculpture. He was one of the first Indian Adivasi artists to understand the language of modern Western art and use it in his sculptures...
- RanabiRanabiRafiqun Nabi is a Bangladeshi artist and cartoonist. He usually signs his works as Ranabi , "Ra" being the initial for Rafikun in Bangla...
, Bangladeshi Cartoonist - Rashid ChoudhuryRashid ChoudhuryRashid Choudhury was a Bangledeshi artist.Born in the village of Haroa in the district of Faridpur , Bangladesh, Rashid Choudhury completed his five-year course in fine arts from the Charukala Institute in 1954 and attended a teachers' training certificate course at Asutosh Museum of the Calcutta...
- Rituporno Ghosh, filmmaker
- Ritwik Ghatak, filmmaker
- Sachin BhowmickSachin BhowmickSachin Bhowmick was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He was also a regular contributor to Ultorath, a Bengali magazine on cinema.-Writing highlights:...
, filmamaker - Samir GangulySamir GangulySamir Ganguly is a leading and seasoned movie maker having directed chart-busters like Sharmilee, Shagird and other movies like Deewaangi, Koi Jeeta Koi Haara, Khoon Ka Rishta, Anjaane Mein, Pakhandi. Samir Ganguly has also directed many episodes of the famous television serial ‘Paying Guest’...
, filmmaker - Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
, director, won the Bharat RatnaBharat RatnaBharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
in 1992, won the Academy Honorary AwardAcademy Honorary AwardThe Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards , is given by the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing Academy Awards, although prior winners of...
in 1992 for lifetime achievement, and Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
award of FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Satyen Bose, filmmaker
- Shahabuddin AhmedShahabuddin AhmedShahabuddin Ahmed is a former president and Chief Justice of Bangladesh. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed took over the office of President after a popular uprising against President Hossain Mohammad Ershad in 1991. After the resumption of democracy, he returned to his duties as the Chief Justice...
, Bangladesh - Shakti SamantaShakti SamantaShakti Samanta was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films like Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kashmir Ki Kali, An Evening in Paris, Kati Patang and Amar Prem.He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush,...
, filmmaker, President of the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association for 5 years - Shashanka GhoshShashanka GhoshShashanka Ghosh is an Indian filmmaker. As a director, he is known for small budget films with powerful performances and a strong story line. As a writer, he penned the story for Aisa Bhi Hota Hai and Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. He is coming up with a comedy flick called Quick Gun Murugan. The...
, filmmaker - Shashwati TalukdarShashwati TalukdarShashwati Talukdar, is an India-born, academic-filmmaker based in New York City, with more than twelve films and videos to her name, and who has become well-known on the international film-making stage, particularly for her documentaries on cultural identity and representation.Her work has appeared...
, filmmaker - Shomu MukherjeeShomu MukherjeeShomu Mukherjee was a Bengali Indian director, writer and producer.Born in 1943, he was the fourth son of Sashadhar Mukherjee, the owner of Filmalaya studios, and Sati Rani Devi. His mother was the only sister of the Ganguly brothers....
, filmmaker - ShuvaprasannaShuvaprasannaShuvaprasanna is an Indian artist, born in Kolkata in 1947. He graduated from the Indian College of Arts in 1969. He was an active member of the 'Calcutta Painters' group. He married to artist Shipra Bhattacharya....
- SM SultanSM SultanSheikh Mohammed Sultan , better known as SM Sultan, was a painter from Bangladesh. Sultan was born on 10 August 1923 in Masimdia, Narail district, Bangladesh...
, Bangladesh - Sombhu MitraSombhu MitraSombhu Mitra was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright and one of the pre-eminent Indian theatre personalities, especially Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer. He remained associated with Indian People’s Theatre Association for a few years before founding Bohurupree...
, filmmaker - Somnath HoreSomnath HoreSomnath Hore was an Indian sculptor and printmaker. His sketches, sculptures and prints were a reaction to major historical crises and events of 20th century Bengal, such as the Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Tebhaga movement.- Early life :...
- Subodh MukherjeeSubodh MukherjeeSubodh Mukerji was a renowned movie-maker of Bengali origin. He was the brother of the leading producer director Sashadhar Mukherjee...
, filmmaker - Sujoy GhoshSujoy GhoshSujoy Ghosh is a film director. He has directed Jhankaar Beats , Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak , Aladin and Kahaani .- Director :* 2011 - Kahaani * 2009 - Aladin* 2005 - Home Delivery: Aapko.....
, filmmaker - Tanvir MokammelTanvir MokammelTanvir Mokammel is a Bangladeshi film director. He earned a Masters degree in English Literature at Dhaka University...
, filmmaker - Tapan SinhaTapan SinhaTapan Sinha , was a Indian film director. He was arguably the most uncompromising filmmaker outside the orbit of Parallel Cinema.-Personal life and background:...
, filmmaker - Zahir RaihanZahir RaihanZahir Raihan was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is perhaps best known for his documentary Stop Genocide made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He disappeared on December 30, 1972 trying to locate his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser, who was captured and killed by...
, filmmaker - Zainul AbedinZainul AbedinZainul Abedin was nitially a painter of India and became famous in 1944 with his Famine Series paintings of 1943; and after partition he moved to Pakistan; and finally when Bangladesh was created in 1971, he was rightly considered the founding father of Bangladeshi Art...
, Bangladesh - Tareq Masud, filmmaker, Bangladesh
- Rohit Ganguly, filmmaker, writer
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- Abdur RazzakAbdur Razzak (actor)Abdur Razzaq , popularly called Razzak, is a thespian Bangla movie actor. He became famous as a film hero in the mid 1960s...
, Bengali actor - Abhishek BachchanAbhishek BachchanAbhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
, Bollywood actor - AmalaAmalaAmala is a given name in India. It may also refer to:* Amala , a South Indian actress* Amala and Kamala, two girls discovered in 1920, who were raised by wolves in India* Amala , a West African meal...
, Bollywood actress - Aparna SenAparna SenAparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
, Bengali film actress - Ashok KumarAshok KumarAshok Kumar also fondly called Dadamoni was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema...
, Bollywood actor - Bhairavi GoswamiBhairavi GoswamiBhairavi Goswami, is an Indian-born actress, fashion model, television host and humanitarian.-Early life:Bhairavi was born in South India to parents of mixed heritage. Her father is part Bengali part South Indian and her mother is Creole...
, model and actress - Bipasha BasuBipasha BasuBipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
, A Bengali Bollywood actress - Biswajit ChatterjeeBiswajit ChatterjeeBiswajit is a Bengali/Hindi actor. He was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, but later went over to Bombay to do some memorable Hindi films....
, Bengali and Bollywood actor - Subrata RouthBobby RouthSubrata "Bobby" Routh is an Indian-American actor of Bengali descent. Routh is a native of Jackson Heights in the Queens borough of New York City. Routh is a graduate of the William Cullen Bryant High School and received his bachelors from St. John's University...
, Bengali-American actor - BobitaBobitaBabita is a renowned Bangladeshi film actress. She has also participated in several NGOs focusing on the welfare of women and children and founded a community seed bank.- Early days :...
, Bangladeshi filmCinema of BangladeshThe Bangladeshi film industry has been based in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, since 1956. As of 2004, it produced approximately 100 movies a year, with an average movie budget of about 20,000,000 Bangladeshi taka...
actress - Chhabi BiswasChhabi BiswasChhabi Biswas was a much revered Bengali character actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala and Satyajit Ray's films Jalshaghar , Devi and Kanchenjungha .He is the best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, was himself the...
, Bengali actor - Debashree RoyDebashree RoyDebashree Roy is a Bengali cinema actress. She acted in more than 100 films and has 40 awards, including a National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Unishe April in 1995. She was also known by the name 'Chintamani' in Tamil Nadu, when she acted in a few Tamil movies.- Early life :She was...
, Bollywood actress - Deep RoyDeep RoyGurdeep Roy , sometimes credited as Roy Deep, Gordeep Roy, or just Deep Roy, is a Kenyan-born English actor, stuntman and puppeteer of Indian descent.-Early life:...
, Hollywood Actor - Devika RaniDevika RaniDevika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich was an early Indian movie star.- Career :Born in Waltair , Devika Rani came from a distinguished background: she was the great-grandniece of the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and her father, Col. M. N. Chaudhuri, was the first Indian Surgeon-General of Madras...
, Bollywood and Bengali actress - Dhritiman Chatterjee, Bollywood and Bengali actor
- Dimpy Ganguly, Model, Television presenter
- Diya Mirza, Bollywood actress. Part Bengali.
- Humayun FaridiHumayun FaridiHumayun Faridi [Alternative: Humayun Faridee] is an popular actor in Bangladeshi TV drama, theatre and cinema.He is well-known for his villain roles in Bangladeshi drama and cinema....
, Bangladeshi film actor - Imran KhanImran Khan (actor)Imran Khan is an Indian American film actor. He is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and producer-director Mansoor Khan.Khan rose to stardom for his debut role in the 2008 blockbuster film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na. The film won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actor - Jaya BachchanJaya BachchanJaya Bhaduri Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician. She is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Bachchan is the wife of Amitabh Bachchan, and is the mother of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan...
, Bollywood actress - Joy MukherjeeJoy Mukherjee- Family Background :Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth familyJoy Mukherjee is the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a successful producer and a co-founder of Filmalaya Studios. His paternal uncle is director Subodh Mukherjee, whilst his maternal uncles were Ashok Kumar and...
, Bollywood actor - K.C. Dey, Bengali actor
- Kajol Mukherjee, Bollywood actress
- Kamalini Mukherjee, Bollywood & Tollywood actress
- Khan Ataur RahmanKhan Ataur RahmanKhan Ataur Rahman was a Bangladeshi film actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer, and singer. He is mostly famous for his role in the film Jibon Theke Neya . In this film, his rendition of the song E Khancha bhangbo ami kemon kore echoed the national psyche on East Pakistan's...
A Bengali actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer and singer. - Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
, Bollywood singer, actor, music composer - Koena MitraKoena MitraKoena Mitra is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films.-Early life:Mitra was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family. She attended South Point High School and Lady Brabourne College of the University of Calcutta. She has a major in psychology. Mitra was trained...
, Former channel V VJ and Bollywood actress - Konkona Sen SharmaKonkona Sen SharmaKonkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen. Sharma appears primarily in Indian arthouse and independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema.Making her...
, Bollywood Actress - Konnie HuqKonnie HuqKanak Asha "Konnie" Huq is a British television presenter, who is best known for being the longest-serving female presenter of Blue Peter, having presented it from 1 December 1997 until 23 January 2008...
, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television presenter - Koyel MullickKoyel MullickKoyel Mallick is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali and Tollywood films. She is a daughter of Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick.-Early life:Mallick was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to Bengali actor Ranjit Mullick and his wife Deepa. Mallick has a B.Sc...
, Bengali actress. Daughter of Ranjit MullickRanjit MullickRanjit Mullick is a prominent Bengali film actor. He studied at the Asutosh College and later at the Shyamaprasad College of the University of Calcutta.He started his career with acclaimed Bengali director Mrinal Sen's film Interview...
, renowned Bengali veteran actor. - Lisa RayLisa RayLisa Ray , born 4 April 1972, is a Canadian actress and former model.-Early life:Lisa Ray was born in Toronto to a Bengali Indian father and a Polish mother and grew up in the suburb of Etobicoke...
, actress and model - Madhabi MukherjeeMadhabi MukherjeeMadhabi Mukherjee née Chakraborty is a reputed Bengali actress who has acted in some of the most critically acclaimed films in Bengali cinema.Her major role was the title role of Charu in Satyajit Ray's masterpiece Charulata...
, actress notable works include charulataCharulataCharulata is a 1964 film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, based upon the novella Nastanirh by Rabindranath Tagore...
, mahanagarMahanagarMahanagar is a 1963 film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is sometimes released as The Big City in the English-speaking world. Based on a short story, Abataranika written by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting a job as a salesperson... - Mahima ChaudhryMahima ChaudhryMahima Chaudhary is an Indian actress and a former model who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 film Pardes for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.-Early life:...
, Bollywood actress - Mamata ShankarMamata ShankarMamata Shankar is an actress in the Bengali language film industry of India. She has acted in films by renowned film directors including, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh...
, Bollywood and Bengali actress - Mauli GangulyMauli GangulyMouli Ganguly .-Early life:Ganguly graduated in science from the University of Calcutta in her native city Kolkata, but then moved to Mumbai to do a Hotel Management course...
, actress - Mithun ChakrabortyMithun ChakrabortyMithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
, Bollywood and Bengali filmBengali cinemaBengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
actor - Monikangana DuttaMonikangana DuttaMoni Kangana Dutta is an Indian model and actress based in Mumbai. She hails from Guwahati, Assam and studied at the Matreyi College, University of Delhi.-Modeling:In 2001, Dutta won the Metropolitan Top Model Contest of France...
, model and actress - Moushumi Chatterjee, Bollywood actress
- Nandana SenNandana Sen-Early life:Sen was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to a Bengali Hindu family. She is the daughter of Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna economist Amartya Sen and Padma Shri winner Nabanita Dev Sen, one of the most prominent authors in the contemporary Bengali literature....
, Bollywood actress, daughter of Nobel laureate Amartya SenAmartya SenAmartya Sen, CH is an Indian economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics and social choice theory, and for his interest in the problems of society's poorest members... - Paoli DamPaoli DamPaoli Dam is an Indian Bengali actress. She is from Golf Road, Kolkata and came into prominence with her 2009 Bengali film - Kaalbela, directed by notable Director Gautam Ghose.-Education:...
, actress - Pradeep KumarPradeep KumarPradeep Kumar was an Indian actor in Bengali and Hindi films.-Career:When Kumar was 17 years old, he decided to take up acting. His started his film career in Bengali films...
, Bollywood actor - Preeti GangulyPreeti GangulyPreeti Ganguly is an Indian actress who played several comic roles in Hindi movies in the 1970s and 1980s. She is the daughter of veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar. She is best known for her comic role as Freni Sethna, the die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fan in Khatta Meetha...
, actress - Priyanshu ChatterjeePriyanshu ChatterjeePriyanshu Chatterjee . who hails from Delhi, is an Indian model and actor.-Personal life:Priyanshu is a commerce graduate from Delhi University. Whilst doing an internship to become a chartered accountant, he took up modelling. He modeled for five years, working on projects such as Digjam's Print...
, Bollywood actor - Raakhee GulzarRaakhee GulzarRaakhee is an Indian film actress, who has primarily appeared in Hindi films, as well as several Bengali films. She is popularly known as Raakhee Gulzar after her marriage with lyricist-director Gulzar ....
, Bollywood actress - Rabi GhoshRabi GhoshRabi Ghosh was an actor from India. He is best known for his comic roles in Bengali movies, though his versatile acting talent has stunned viewers and critics alike in various kind of roles. He was a regular in Satyajit Ray cinemas...
, Bengali actor - Rahul BoseRahul BoseRahul Bose is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, social activist, and rugby union player.Bose has appeared in Hindi films such as Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Jhankaar Beats. Time magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like English,...
, Bengali and Bollywood actor and rugbyRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
player - Raima SenRaima Sen-Early life:She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Her sister, Riya Sen, is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch...
, Bengali Film and Bollywood actress - Rani MukerjiRani MukerjiRani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....
, Bollywood actress - Reema SenReema SenReema Sen is an Indian actress and model.-Early life:Reema Sen was born in Kolkata, into a middle class Kayastha family in 1981. She completed high school from Calcutta, after which her family moved to Mumbai.-Film career:...
, Bollywood & Kollywood actress - Reena RoyReena RoyReena Roy was one of the top Hindi film actresses in India. She performed leading roles in many films from 1972 to 1985 .-Early life and background:...
, Bollywood actress - Reshmi GhoshReshmi GhoshReshmi Ghosh is an Indian beauty queen and actress.Since being crowned Miss India Earth 2002. Ghosh has appeared in several Bollywood films as well as appearing in television series and advertisements.-Television Serials:...
, Actress, Miss India EarthMiss IndiaMiss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India, one of the most recognized contests to produce international beauty queens in the 90s, which annually selects three winners to compete globally. It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co...
2002 - Rhona MitraRhona MitraRhona Natasha Mitra , sometimes credited as Rona Mitra, is an English actress, model and singer.-Early life:Mitra was born in Paddington, London, England, the daughter of Anthony Mitra, a cosmetic surgeon, and Nora Downey...
, Half-Bengali actress in Britain - Richa GangopadhyayRicha GangopadhyayRicha Gangopadhyay is an Indian film actress, model and former beauty queen. After appearing in commercials, she made her film debut in the 2010 Telugu political drama Leader...
, actress and miss India usa 2007 - Rimi SenRimi SenRimi Sen is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.-Biography:Sen was born as Shubhomitra Sen in Kolkata, West Bengal. She completed her schooling from Bidya Bharati Girls' High School in the year 1998. She completed her graduation in Commerce from Kolkata University.-Career:Since...
, Bollywood actress - Rituparna SenguptaRituparna SenguptaRituparna Sengupta is an Indian actress. She is the leading actress in Bengali Cinema for the last decade in India, and is also currently performing in critically acclaimed Hindi Cinema.- Early life and education :...
, Bollywood and Bengali actress - Riya SenRiya SenRiya Sen is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was...
, Bollywood actress - Rohit RoyRohit RoyRohit Roy is an Indian television star known for his role in Hindi television serials, such as Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand and Swabhimaan. Besides working in television series, Rohit has also acted in some of the Bollywood movies, such as Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, Plan, etc...
, TV and Bollywood actor - Ronit RoyRonit RoyRonit Roy is an Indian television and Bollywood actor, known for the roles of Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi, Rishabh Bajaj, Mihir Virani and Aparajit Deb. He is now in the serial Adaalat as KD Pathak. Roy has been referred to as the Amitabh Bachchan of small screen...
, Bollywood and TV actor - Ruma Guha ThakurtaRuma Guha Thakurta-Early life:She was born in 1934 as Ruma Ghosh. She hails from a Brahmo Bengali family. Her father was Satyen Ghosh and her mother was Sati Devi, a singer. Sati Devi's younger sister Bijoya married film director Satyajit Ray. Thakurta had her formal education in many places including Santiniketan...
, actress notable works include GanashatruGanashatruGanashatru is a 1990 Indian film by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaption of Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj...
, AbhijanAbhijanAbhijan is a 1962 Bengali film directed by the Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray.-Introduction:The filming of Abhijan began by the first half of 1961 when Bijoy Chatterjee asked Satyajit Ray to write a script on a popular Bengali novel of the same name by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay...
, Palatak; wife of Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century... - Rupa GangulyRupa GangulyRupa Ganguly or Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat , and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi by Gautam Ghose,...
, Bengali and Bollywood actress - Rupali GangulyRupali GangulyRupali Ganguly is an Indian television and theatre actress. She became popular after her role as Dr. Simran Chopra in the STAR Plus serial Sanjivani and later Sarabhai VS Sarabhai...
, Actress - Sabitri ChatterjeeSabitri ChatterjeeSabitri Chatterjee is an Indian Bengali female actor whose career as an actor spans more than 50 years. She was born in Comilla, in British India .-Early life:...
, Bengali actor - Sabyasachi ChakrabortySabyasachi ChakrabortySabyasachi Chakraborty is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. Sabyasachi Chakraborty is one of the most talented and prolific actors of Bengal whose acting prowess is well known all over India.-Early life:...
, Bollywood and Bengali actor - Saif Ali KhanSaif Ali KhanSaif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
, Bollywood actor - Sameer Bhattacharya, Bollywood actor
- Samit BhanjaSamit BhanjaSamit Bhanja was born in Jamshedpur. He got his first break in Balai Sen’s 1965 film Surer Agun and is remembered as the male lead, Navin, of the successful Hindi film Guddi, opposite Jaya Bhaduri. In addition to acting in film, he acted in theatre and jatras, and was associated with the Rupkar...
, Bollywood and Bengali actor - Sangeeta GhoshSangeeta GhoshSangeeta Ghosh . is a Bollywood, television actress and a model. She is better known as Pammi from Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand.she was married. She has also anchored and hosted several award shows and television series'...
, actress, model - Seema BiswasSeema BiswasSeema Biswas is an Indian film and theatre actress from Assam who shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen . She has a reputation for performing strong character roles.Biswas won the 1996 National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film...
, Bollywood actress - ShabnamShabnamShabnam from the word meaning dew drops on the flowers) is a Pakistani stage and film actress of Pakistan. Shabnam was active in the Pakistani film industry, Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and in the Bangladeshi film industry in the 1990s...
, actress in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films - Shahana GoswamiShahana GoswamiShahana Goswami is an Indian actress who works in Bollywood films.-Career:Shahana had a single-minded focus on professional acting since childhood. She moved to Mumbai to complete her graduation and to explore the possibility of taking up acting as a career. In Mumbai, her first steps in acting...
, Bollywood actress - Shakib KhanShakib KhanShakib Khan also Sakib Khan is a Bangladeshi Popular film actor. His original name is Masud Rana. He made his acting debut in the film Annotho Bhalobasha though it did not grant him wide fame. He also starred in Amar Shopno Tumi, directed by Mizan, which was quite successful at the box-office...
, Bangladeshi actor - Sharmila TagoreSharmila TagoreSharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
, Bollywood and Bengali film actress - Shayan MunshiShayan MunshiShayan ShayaMunshi is an Indian model turned actor who made his debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Jhankaar Beats. Haylinwho is from KolkzimiVJ and actress Peeya Rai Chowdhary in 2006. Shayan has also been seen in music videos and films like My Brother Nikhil....
, Bollywood and Bengali actor - Shefali ChowdhuryShefali ChowdhuryShefali Chowdhury is a British actress best known for playing the role of Parvati Patil in the Harry Potter film series.-Life and career:Chowdhury was born in Denbigh, Wales and moved to Birmingham when she was six...
, Hollywood actor, seen in Harry Potter movies as Parvati Patil - Shraddha DasShraddha DasShraddha Das is an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Telugu films.-Early life:Shraddha Das was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Bengali parents. Her father is a businessman, who hails from Purulia, while her mother is a housewife. She was brought up in Mumbai, where she completed her...
, Bollywood and tollywood actress - Smriti Irani, Half Bengali actress, Politian
- Soha Ali KhanSoha Ali Khan- Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...
, Bollywood actress - Soumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra ChatterjeeSoumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an iconic Bengali actor from India, known among other things for his frequent collaborations with the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray and his constant comparison with the Bengali screen idol Uttam Kumar.-Background:Soumitra graduated from...
, Bengali actor - Suchitra SenSuchitra SenSuchitra Sen ; or Rama Dasgupta , is an Indian actress who acted in several Bengali films. In particular, the movies in which she paired opposite another legend in Bengali films, Uttam Kumar, became classics in the history of Bengali cinema. She now lives a life of a recluse rarely making any...
, Bollywood and Bengali film actress - Sumita DeviSumita DeviSumita Devi was a Bangla film and TV actress. She was born Hena Bhattacharya in Manikganj District, Bengal . She was married to the filmmaker Zahir Raihan.-Film career:...
, Bangladeshi filmCinema of BangladeshThe Bangladeshi film industry has been based in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, since 1956. As of 2004, it produced approximately 100 movies a year, with an average movie budget of about 20,000,000 Bangladeshi taka...
and television actress - Sushmita SenSushmita SenSushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....
, Bollywood actress, India's first Miss UniverseMiss UniverseMiss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers.... - Tanisha MukherjeeTanisha MukherjeeTanisha , also known as Tanisha, is a Hindi, Telugu and Tamil actress.-Family background:Tanisha is an Indian actress of Bengali–Marathi descent. Tanisha comes from a prominent industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s...
, Bollywood actress - Tannishtha ChatterjeeTannishtha ChatterjeeTannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress.She is best known in the west for her performance in the British film Brick Lane , the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same name. She was nominated for the British Independent Film Awards as the best actress for Brick Lane...
, Bollywood and Bengali actress - Tanushree DuttaTanushree DuttaTanushree Dutta is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former beauty queen, she won the Femina Miss India universe title in 2004.- Biography :...
, Former Miss India and Bollywood actress - Tia KarTia KarTia Kar is an Indian Idol 5 finalist,a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK. She was in the top 6 of the show.-Personal:...
, Bollywood actress - Utpal DuttUtpal DuttUtpal Dutt was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali Theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the 'Little Theater Group' in 1947, which enacted many English, Shakespearean and Brecht plays, in a period...
, Bengali actor - Uttam KumarUttam KumarUttam Kumar is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak . He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime...
, Bollywood and Bengali film actor - Victor BanerjeeVictor BanerjeeVictor Banerjee is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Bengali and English language films. He has also appeared on a number of TV series on Indian television...
, BengaliBengali cinemaBengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
and Bollywood actor
Filmmakers
- Aditya BhattacharyaAditya BhattacharyaAditya Bhattacharya is an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for his feature film, Raakh starring Aamir Khan, and which garnered three National Film Awards.He is the son of film director Basu Bhattacharya.-Early life:...
, filmmaker - Anjan DuttaAnjan DuttaAnjan Dutta is a popular artist of the 1990s Bengali music scene defined by anyodharar gaan . Anjan Dutta's style of music is different from the others in the sense that it has simple tunes, one that is reminiscent of western folk music. His lyrics are simple and more natural...
, filmmaker, actor, musician - Anurag BasuAnurag BasuAnurag Basu is an Indian film director and writer, known for directing films that tackle the themes of dark passion and adultery like Life in a... Metro, Gangster and Murder. Basu was nominated in the Best Director category at the 53rd Filmfare Awards in 2008 for Life in a... Metro. He has also...
, filmmaker - Aparna SenAparna SenAparna Sen is a critically acclaimed Bengali Indian filmmaker, script writer, and actress. She is the winner of three National Film Awards and eight international film festival awards.-Biography:...
, filmmaker - Arin PaulArin PaulArin Paul is a Bengali film director, writer and researcher on film history.-Early life:Paul was born in Belur, West Bengal and raised in Shillong, Meghalaya and Calcutta. He attended St. Edmund's School, Shillong, Andrews High School, the Scottish Church Collegiate School, and Shyamaprasad...
, filmmaker, made his debut with 10:10 - Ayan Mukerji, filmmaker
- Basu BhattacharyaBasu BhattacharyaBasu Bhattacharya was a Hindi film director , most famous for his 1966 film Teesri Kasam, starring Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman , which won the National Film Award for Best Film in 1967; he also produced Sparsh in 1985 starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, which won the Filmfare Best Movie...
, filmmaker - Basu ChatterjeeBasu ChatterjeeBasu Chatterjee is an Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives.He was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India....
, Bollywood filmmaker - Bimal RoyBimal RoyBimal Roy was one of the most acclaimed Indian film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema...
, filmmaker - Buddhadeb DasguptaBuddhadeb DasguptaBuddhadeb Dasgupta is a poet and prominent contemporary Indian filmmaker, most known for films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara...
, filmmaker - Dibakar BanerjeeDibakar BanerjeeDibakar Banerjee is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who is most known for films, Khosla Ka Ghosla , Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! , which he also wrote, both of which won National Film Awards...
, filmmaker - Gautam GhoseGautam GhoseGoutam Ghose is one of the most acclaimed film directors of modern India. Born in Calcutta. Graduated from Calcutta University....
, filmmaker - Himanshu RaiHimanshu RaiHimanshu Roy , one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, is best known as the founder of the Bombay Talkies in 1934. He was associated with a number of movies, including Goddess , The Light of Asia , Siraj , A Throw of Dice , and Karma .He was married to actress Devika Rani.-Bombay Talkies:He was...
, filmmaker - Hrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh Mukherjee ) was a famous Indian film director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, and Namak Haraam.Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades,...
, filmmaker - Humayun AhmedHumayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
, writer, filmmaker - Ken GhoshKen GhoshKen Ghosh is an Indian Hindi film director and screen writer. He also produces films and TV serials.He attended the Symbiosis Institute.-Filmography:- References :...
, filmmaker - Manick SorcarManick SorcarManick Sorcar is an Indian American artist, engineer, and entrepreneur based in Denver, Colorado, USA....
, director and animator - Mrinal SenMrinal SenMrinal Sen is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the...
, filmmaker - Nitin BoseNitin BoseNitin Bose was an Indian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter of the nation's film industry. He was born in Calcutta and died in the same city. In the 1930s and early 1940s, he worked with New Theatres, who made bilingual movies: in both Bengali and Hindi...
, filmmaker - Partho Sen-GuptaPartho Sen-GuptaPartho Sen-Gupta is an independent film director and screenwriter of Indian origin.-Biography:Born in Mumbai , on 2 September 1965...
, filmmaker - Pradeep SarkarPradeep SarkarPradeep Sakar is a writer and director who works in the Bollywood industry.He began his career with Vinod Chopra Productions, the production company of acclaimed director Vidhu Vinod Chopra....
, Bollywood filmmaker - Raja SenRaja SenRaja Sen is an Indian film and television director, and the winner of three National Film Awards from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.-Career:...
, film and television director - Rituporno Ghosh, filmmaker
- Ritwik Ghatak, filmmaker
- Sachin BhowmickSachin BhowmickSachin Bhowmick was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He was also a regular contributor to Ultorath, a Bengali magazine on cinema.-Writing highlights:...
, filmamaker - Samir GangulySamir GangulySamir Ganguly is a leading and seasoned movie maker having directed chart-busters like Sharmilee, Shagird and other movies like Deewaangi, Koi Jeeta Koi Haara, Khoon Ka Rishta, Anjaane Mein, Pakhandi. Samir Ganguly has also directed many episodes of the famous television serial ‘Paying Guest’...
, filmmaker - Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
, director, won the Bharat RatnaBharat RatnaBharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
in 1992, won the Academy Honorary AwardAcademy Honorary AwardThe Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards , is given by the discretion of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievements that are not covered by existing Academy Awards, although prior winners of...
in 1992 for lifetime achievement, and Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
award of FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Satyen Bose, filmmaker
- Shakti SamantaShakti SamantaShakti Samanta was an Indian film director and producer, who founded Shakti Films in 1957, which is most known for films like Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kashmir Ki Kali, An Evening in Paris, Kati Patang and Amar Prem.He received Filmfare Awards for Best Film for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush,...
, filmmaker, President of the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association for 5 years - Shashanka GhoshShashanka GhoshShashanka Ghosh is an Indian filmmaker. As a director, he is known for small budget films with powerful performances and a strong story line. As a writer, he penned the story for Aisa Bhi Hota Hai and Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. He is coming up with a comedy flick called Quick Gun Murugan. The...
, filmmaker - Shashwati TalukdarShashwati TalukdarShashwati Talukdar, is an India-born, academic-filmmaker based in New York City, with more than twelve films and videos to her name, and who has become well-known on the international film-making stage, particularly for her documentaries on cultural identity and representation.Her work has appeared...
, filmmaker - Shomu MukherjeeShomu MukherjeeShomu Mukherjee was a Bengali Indian director, writer and producer.Born in 1943, he was the fourth son of Sashadhar Mukherjee, the owner of Filmalaya studios, and Sati Rani Devi. His mother was the only sister of the Ganguly brothers....
, filmmaker - Sombhu MitraSombhu MitraSombhu Mitra was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright and one of the pre-eminent Indian theatre personalities, especially Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer. He remained associated with Indian People’s Theatre Association for a few years before founding Bohurupree...
, filmmaker - Subodh MukherjeeSubodh MukherjeeSubodh Mukerji was a renowned movie-maker of Bengali origin. He was the brother of the leading producer director Sashadhar Mukherjee...
, filmmaker - Sujoy GhoshSujoy GhoshSujoy Ghosh is a film director. He has directed Jhankaar Beats , Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak , Aladin and Kahaani .- Director :* 2011 - Kahaani * 2009 - Aladin* 2005 - Home Delivery: Aapko.....
, filmmaker - Tanvir MokammelTanvir MokammelTanvir Mokammel is a Bangladeshi film director. He earned a Masters degree in English Literature at Dhaka University...
, filmmaker - Tapan SinhaTapan SinhaTapan Sinha , was a Indian film director. He was arguably the most uncompromising filmmaker outside the orbit of Parallel Cinema.-Personal life and background:...
, filmmaker - Zahir RaihanZahir RaihanZahir Raihan was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is perhaps best known for his documentary Stop Genocide made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He disappeared on December 30, 1972 trying to locate his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser, who was captured and killed by...
, filmmaker
Musicians
- Mumzy StrangerMumzy StrangerMuhammad Mumith Ahmed , better known by his stage name Mumzy Stranger, is a British MC, singer-songwriter and record producer. He made his mainstream recording debut in the summer of 2009 with his debut single "One More Dance," which topped the UK Asian Charts, as did the follow-up singles,...
, British-Bangladeshi MC, singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, dancer and record producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Baba Allauddin KhanAllauddin KhanAllauddin Khan , was a Bengali sarodiya and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most renowned music teachers of the 20th Century in Indian classical music.In 1935, he toured Europe, along with Uday Shankar's ballet troupe, and later also worked at his...
, multi-instrumentalist musical genius, master of many great musicians, Master of Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar khan, Annapurna devi etc. Founder of the MaiharMaiharMaihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...
Gharana. - Ravi ShankarRavi ShankarRavi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
, sitar virtuoso, composer, musicologist three-time Grammy award-winner - Ali Akbar, sarod virtuoso, composer, musicologist, international master, founder of the Ali Akbar College of Music in California, USA.
- Kishore KumarKishore KumarKishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
, multifaceted genius of BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
: playback singer, songwriter, composer, actor, comedian - LalonLalonFakir Lalon Shah , also known as Lalon Shah , was a Bangladeshi philosopher poet. His poetry, articulated in songs, are considered classics of the Bangla language...
, mystic devotional composer and singer - Hason RajaHason RajaHason Raja , also known as Dewan Hason Raja, was a Bengali poet, mystic philosopher and folksongs writer and composer...
- Shah Abdul KarimShah Abdul KarimShah Abdul Karim , was one of the most famous legends of Bangladeshi folk music. He specialized in Bengali Baul music. Born and brought up in the village of Ujan Dhol, in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj, he lived there until his death. He was awarded the Ekushey Padok in the year 2001 for his...
- Abdul Alim
- Abdul JabbarAbdul Jabbar (singer)Abdul Jabbar is a Bangladeshi singer with contributions to Bangladesh liberation war in 1971.He is the veteran singer of Bangladesh for his patriotic songs during the independence war of 1971 and also for his playback hits before and after 1971...
- Annapurna Devi, surbahar virtuso, daughter of Allauddin Khan and sister of Ali Akbar Khan, instructor to many eminent musicians and considered a rare genius
- Sandhya MukhopadhyaySandhya MukhopadhyaySandhya Mukhopadhyay is an Indian singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She was born in Kolkata, India. She is also known as Sandhya Mukherjee.She was very close friends with the late Alpana Banerjee...
singer of multiple genres, one ofthe greatest female voclaists of Bengal and India. - Firoza BegumFiroza BegumFiroza Begum, also known as Susan Solomon, was a Jewish Indian actress. She is of Bene Israel heritage. Firoza acted in several Bollywood and Mollywood films.-References:...
, eminent exponent of Nazrul Geeti - Runa LailaRuna LailaRuna Laila is a singer of the Indian subcontinent who is from Bangladesh. She started her career from Pakistan film industry and is effective in Ghazals also. She made a hit pair with famous singer Ahmed Rushdi after replacing Mala. She also has done numerous playbacks for movies in Bangladesh,...
, folk, ghazal, and pop fusion singer - R.D. Burman, composer, singer, son of S.D.Burman
- Sameer Bhattacharya, Lead Guitarist of the American alternative rockAlternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band FlyleafFlyleafFlyleaf is an American alternative metal band, formed in the Belton and Temple, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop and Christian metal genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005.... - Hemanta Kumar MukhopadhyayHemanta Kumar MukhopadhyayHemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay also known as Hemanta Mukherjee was an Bengali singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar.-Early life:...
, singer of multiple genres -- film, Rabindrasangeet, folk -- Hindi and Bengali, and composer - Kumar BoseKumar BoseKumar Bose is an Indian tabla maestro and composer of Indian classical music. Bose belongs to the Benaras Gharana school of music. In addition to his musical abilities, Bose is also an awarded sportsman, a carrom champion, and fluently speaks four languages.-Family:Bose was born in Kolkata in a...
tabla maestro and composer - Debabrata BiswasDebabrata BiswasDebabrata Biswas , also known as George Biswas or George-da , was an Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer.-Early life:...
eminent exponent of Rabindrasangeet - Kanika Banerjee eminent exponent of Rabindrasangeet
- Manna DeyManna DeyPrabodh Chandra Dey , better known by his nickname Manna Dey , is a playback singer in Bengali Assamese and Hindi films. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, he was a part of Indian film playback music from the 1950s to the 1970s. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - ShaanShaan (singer)Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
, Hindi and Bengali playback and pop singer singer - Kumar SanuKumar SanuKumar Sanu Kumar Sanu Kumar Sanu (alias Kedarnath Bhattacharya , born in Kolkata, is a leading Indian Bollywood playback singer. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award over five consecutive years. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009....
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Arnab ChakrabartyArnab ChakrabartyArnab Chakrabarty is a Hindustani classical musician and sarod player.-Early life and education:Arnab Chakrabarty grew up in Mumbai, where his father was a professor of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology...
, Indian Classical musician, sarodSarodThe sarod is a stringed musical instrument, used mainly in Indian classical music. Along with the sitar, it is the most popular and prominent instrument in the classical music of Hindustan...
player - Anoushka ShankarAnoushka ShankarAnoushka Shankar is a British Indian sitar player and composer who lives between the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. She is the daughter of Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and Sukanya Shankar...
, sitar player and composer - Abhijeet, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Nikhil BanerjeeNikhil BanerjeeNikhil Ranjan Banerjee was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar Gharana who played the stringed instrument sitar.-Early life and background:...
, sitar maestro - Pannalal BhattacharyaPannalal BhattacharyaPannalal Bhattacharya was one of the finest Bengal singers. Most of the songs he sang were written by Ramprasad Sen and Sadhak Kamalakanta, both of whom were Shakta poets of Bengal. He was eight years younger than his elder brother Dhananjay Bhattacharya...
eminent exponent of devotional songs, specially Shyama SangeetShyama SangeetShyama Sangeet is a genre of Bengali devotional songs dedicated to the Hindu goddess Shyama or Kali. It is also known as Shaktagiti.Shyama Sangeet appeals to the common man because it is a musical representation of the relationship of eternal and sublime love and care between the mother and her child... - Dhananjay BhattacharyaDhananjay BhattacharyaDhananjay Bhattacharya,son of Surendranath Bhattacharya was one of the finest Bengal singers. He was a great versatile Shyama Sangeet singer. He was eight years elder than his younger brother Pannalal. He studied in Rivers Thompson School, Bally, Howrah....
elder brother of Pannalal Bhattacharya, another maestro of Shyama SangeetShyama SangeetShyama Sangeet is a genre of Bengali devotional songs dedicated to the Hindu goddess Shyama or Kali. It is also known as Shaktagiti.Shyama Sangeet appeals to the common man because it is a musical representation of the relationship of eternal and sublime love and care between the mother and her child... - Gautam Chattopadhyay, composer, filmmaker, founder of the group 'Mohiner Ghoraguli'
- Anjan ChattopadhyayAnjan ChattopadhyayAnjan Chattopadhyay, the sitar player, born in a Bengali aristocratic family in Calcutta, India, was initiated to the art of sitar playing by his elder brother, a veteran Surbahar player, Pandit Gourisankar Chattopadhyay, a disciple of Pandit Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury...
, Sitar player - Khaled 'Bassbaba' SumonKhaled 'Bassbaba' SumonSaidus Salehin Khaled, better known as Sumon or BassBaba is a bassist from the south Asian country Bangladesh...
, lead vocalist and bassist of rock band AurthohinAurthohinAurthohin is a Bangladeshi hard rock & metal band formed in 1993 by bassist, singer and songwriter Sumon, known mostly by his stage name BassBaba, who has remained the sole constant member. In the late 1997 the name of the band was changed from Sumon O' Aurthohin to Aurthohin... - Anjan DuttaAnjan DuttaAnjan Dutta is a popular artist of the 1990s Bengali music scene defined by anyodharar gaan . Anjan Dutta's style of music is different from the others in the sense that it has simple tunes, one that is reminiscent of western folk music. His lyrics are simple and more natural...
, singer, filmmaker, actor - Pandit Jnan Prakash GhoshPandit Jnan Prakash GhoshPandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh was an Indian tabla player and musicologist.-Early life:Born in a Hindu Kayasth family with musical background in Kolkata, India he was the grandson of Dwarik Ghosh, inventor of the Dwarkin harmonium, popular in West Bengal, India. He was first class first on graduation...
, Tabla master, composer and Musician - Shankar GhoshShankar GhoshPandit Shankar Ghosh is a noted Indian tabla player from the Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music. He is also an occasional Hindustani classical singer where he follows the Patiala gharana....
Tabla master and singer - Pannalal GhoshPannalal GhoshPannalal Ghosh , also known as Amulya Jyoti Ghosh, was a Bengali Indian flute player and composer. He was a disciple of Allauddin Khan, and is credited with giving the flute its status in Hindustani classical music....
, pioneering master of the Indian classical flute, composer, musicologist - Bickram GhoshBickram GhoshBickram Ghosh is an Indian tabla player performing in Hindustani classical music as well as Fusion music....
table master, composer, actor, fusion musician - Norah JonesNorah JonesNorah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
, Jazz pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, Grammy awardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winner; half-Bengali (daughter of sitarist Pandit Ravi ShankarRavi ShankarRavi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
) - Rupam IslamRupam IslamRupam Islam is a playback singer, song writer, composer and the lead singer of the band Fossils. He is a recipient of National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the award in 2010, for his work in the film Mahanagar @ Kolkata...
, Frontman of Bengali hard rock band FossilsFossils (band)Fossils is a Bangla Rock band formed in Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 1998.The group is considered one of the pioneering rock acts in Kolkata's Bangla music scene....
, Bollywood Singer, National Award Winner - Vilayat KhanVilayat KhanUstad Vilayat Khan was one of India's well known sitar maestros, born in Gauripur in Mymensingh, Bengal...
, sitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
maestro - PritamPritamPritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
Music Composer - Sanjaya MalakarSanjaya MalakarSanjaya Joseph Malakar is an American singer of Indian origin, who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being poorly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon...
is an American born Bengali and Italian singer - Ruma Guha ThakurtaRuma Guha Thakurta-Early life:She was born in 1934 as Ruma Ghosh. She hails from a Brahmo Bengali family. Her father was Satyen Ghosh and her mother was Sati Devi, a singer. Sati Devi's younger sister Bijoya married film director Satyajit Ray. Thakurta had her formal education in many places including Santiniketan...
, founder and lead singer of Calcutta Youth ChoirCalcutta Youth ChoirCalcutta Youth Choir was set up in 1958 by Ruma Guha Thakurta with Salil Chowdhury and Satyajit Ray.Calcutta Youth Choir is known for their performance of folk and mass songs. Several years ago, the choir broke out with the song 'Aaj joto juddhabaaj'. Shibdas Bandopadhyay wrote the words and V....
. Also playback singer - Abbas UddinAbbas UddinAbbas Uddin Ahmed , popularly known by his first name, was a Bangla folk singer. He was born at Balarampur in Tufanganj subdivision in the district of Cooch Bihar...
, folk singer - Geeta DuttGeeta DuttGeetā Dutt was a prominent singer in India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Swagatalakshmi DasguptaSwagatalakshmi DasguptaSwagatalakshmi Dasgupta is an inevitable name in the divine world of Rabindra Sangeet since the 90's. She is an M.A. from, Rabindra Bharati University took her lesson in classical music from her father Shri Pabitra Dasgupta and Rabindra Sangeet from Smt. Maya Sen. She is an 'A' grade artist of...
classical and rabindrasangeet exponent, also folk modern and devotional music - Suchitra MitraSuchitra MitraSuchitra Mitra was an Indian singer and composer, as well as a well-respected exponent of Rabindra Sangeet or the songs of Bengal's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore. As an academic she remained a Professor and the Head of 'Rabindra Sangeet Department' at the Rabindra Bharati University for many...
, eminent exponent of Rabindrasangeet, also playback singer and composer - Babul SupriyoBabul SupriyoBabul Supriyo is an Indian playback singer. He calls himself a clone of Kumar Sanu.He was born Supriya Baral, and spent his early childhood, and even graduated from university with that name. He would change his first name's spelling from Supriya to Supriyo as the former signified a female name,...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Sabina YasminSabina YasminSabina Yasmin is a popular singer of Bangladeshi origin. She is renowned in Bangladesh for her patriotic songs as well as her playback singing in Bangladeshi cinema...
, popular Bangladeshi playback singer - Shreya Ghoshal, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - MadhushreeMadhushreeMadhushree is an Indian singer, who sings in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family, having previously been trained in classical music...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Robin GhoshRobin GhoshRobin Ghosh is a musician and music composer. Famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi has a notable contribution to Ghosh's success...
, music composer - Momtaz BegumMomtaz BegumMomtaz Begum better known as Momtaz for short, is a Bangladeshi music artist, singer and producer of Bengali folk music and Baul music. She is also known as The Music Queen, popular for her unconventional use of music lyrics...
, Bangladeshi folk singer, world record holder - Shantanu MoitraShantanu MoitraShantanu Moitra is an Indian music director who has composed music for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his score in films Parineeta , Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi , "Lage Raho Munnabhai" and 3 Idiots , and private albums, Mann ke Manjeere and Ab ke Saawan sung by Shubha Mudgal.-Early...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
Music composer - Monali ThakurMonali ThakurMonali Thakur is an Indian playback singer who sings mainly in Bollywood movies.-Biography:Thakur comes from a musical family, as her father is Bengali singer and actor Shakti Thakur and her sister Mehuli Thakur Goswami is also a professional playback singer...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Suman KalyanpurSuman KalyanpurSuman Kalyānpur is a female singer from India.Suman Kalyanpur aka Suman Hemadey was born on January 28, 1937 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, , her maiden name being Hemmady. In 1943, her family moved to Mumbai , where she received her musical training. She married Ramanand S...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Bappi LahiriBappi LahiriBappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri , born 27 November 1952, is a music director in the Hindi film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal and Sharaabi among others.-Early...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
Music Composer - Salil ChowdhurySalil ChowdhurySalil Chowdhury was an Indian music composer. He mainly composed for Bengali, Hindi, and Malayalam films. He was also a poet and a playwright. He is affectionately called Salilda by all his admirers....
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
Music Composer - Sapna MukherjeeSapna MukherjeeSapna Mukherjee is a Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the chartbuster hit "Tirchi Topi Wale" in Tridev ....
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Jolly MukherjeeJolly MukherjeeJolly Mukherjee is an Indian singer/songwriter. Known as India's "King of Strings", Mukherjee specializes in the music of Bollywood, or the Indian film industry. He started his career as a backup singer for commercials, then moving on to writing music for airline on-flight introductions, where he...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Amit SanaAmit SanaAmit Sana is an Indian singer. He was the runner-up in the first Indian Idol , a singing competition held in India.He had sung along with Abhijeet Sawant, who was the winner of the Indian idol, in Abhijeet's first album Aapka Abhijeet Sawant. He has made some of his own albums like Chal diye, Yaadein...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer and Indian idol runner-up - Aarti MukherjiAarti MukherjiAarti Mukherji is a Bengali playback singer who has also sung in Hindi films such as Geet Gata Chal , Tapasya , Manokamana and Masoom ....
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Palash SenPalash SenPalash Sen is an Indian doctor turned lead vocalist of the Indian band Euphoria, and also a songwriter.-Early life and education:He was born to Dr Rupendra Kumar Sen and Dr Pushpa Sen on 23 September 1965. He is a half Bengali and half Dogra, was born in Banaras, and brought up in Delhi, staying in...
, singer and lead vocalist of Indian band euphoria - Anil BiswasAnil Biswas (composer)Anil Biswas was a famous Indian film music composer from 1935 to 1965, who apart from being one of pioneers of playback singing, is also credited for the first Indian orchestra of twelve pieces and introducing orchestral music and full-blooded choral effects, into Indian cinema...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
Music Composer - Chitra SinghChitra SinghChitra Singh is a renowned Indian Urdu/Hindi Ghazal singer. She was married to Jagjit Singh, who was a prominent Ghazal singer. Jagjit Singh died on October 10 2011. They formed a highly popular duet team and are considered pioneers of modern Ghazal singing. -Early life:Chitra Dutta was born in a...
, Hindi/Urdu Ghazal Singer and wife of Jagjit singh - Amit KumarAmit KumarAmit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
, playback singer, performer and son of Kishore Kumar - Mohammed AzizMohammed Aziz-Biography:Mohammed Aziz, is a singer of the Indian film industry. He was born on the 2nd of July 1954 in a spiritual family. His nickname is Munna and his real name is Syed Mohammed Azizunnabi. Being an ardent lover of music and Mohammed Rafi, he started singing from the very childhood and gained...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Jeet Ganguly, TollywoodCinema of West BengalThe cinema of West Bengal refers to the Tollygunge-based Bengali film industry in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, dates back to 1932...
music Composer - Pankaj MullickPankaj MullickPankaj Mullick, also known as Pankaj Kumar Mullick was a Bengali Indian music director, who was a pioneer of film music in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema at the advent of playback singing, as well as an early exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970, followed by the...
, singer, composer, music director - Antara MitraAntara MitraAntara Mitra is a vocalist and Bollywood Playback singer who was a contestant in Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.- Biography :...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Raichand BoralRaichand BoralRai Chand Boral was an Indian composer, considered by music conoisseurs to be the father of Bollywood film music.-Life and career:...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
music composer - Parul GhoshParul GhoshParul Ghosh , born Parul Biswas, was one of the pioneers of playback singing, singing in Hindi and Bengali movies from 1935 to 1951. Originally hailing from Barisal, now in Bangladesh, she was introduced to playback singing by her brother Anil Biswas. Films in which she featured include Jwar Bhata,...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Manas MukherjeeManas MukherjeeManas Mukherjee was a renowned Bengali music director, who composed several albums in Hindi. Mukherjee was also the parent of two well known Indian singers, Shaan and Sagarika...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
music composer, Father of Shaan - Chandrani MukherjeeChandrani MukherjeeChandrani Mukherjee is a former Bollywood playback singer and a Filmfare Nominee.Chandrani began her career in Bollywood with the film Aag Aur Toofan in 1975. Thereafter she sang in a couple of films until her swan song in Aaj Kie Aurat...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Sohail SenSohail SenSohail Sen is an Indian film composer, musician and singer who works in Bollywood. He debuted as a film composer with the Hindi film Sirf , which went majorlyunnoticed...
, composer and singer - Srabani SenSrabani SenSrabani Sen, also spelt as Sraboni Sen is a Bengali Indian exponent of Rabindra Sangeet and Bengali songs.-Early life:She was schooled at the Patha Bhavana in Santiniketan...
Rabindrasangeet exponent, also modern and folk songs - Indrani SenIndrani SenIndrani Sen is a Bengali Indian exponent of Rabindra Sangeet and Bengali songs. She studied at the Bengal Music College, a music training college affiliated with the prestigious University of Calcutta....
Rabindrasangeet and Nazrulgeeti exponent, also modern and folk songs - Amit PaulAmit PaulAmit Paul is an Indian singer from Shillong, Meghalaya. His career started by being runner up in the Indian Idol season 3. He has become a budding Playback Singer in the Hindi Film Industry.-Early years:...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - JamesJamesJames is a common English surname and given name:* James , the typically masculine first name James* James , various people with the last name JamesJames may also refer to:-People:...
, Bangladeshi Rock Star, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer - Anwesha Datta GuptaAnwesha Datta GuptaAnwesha Dutta is a 17 year old singer who made her presence felt in the Indian music scene at the age of 13 through the reality show Amul STAR Voice of India, Chhote Ustaad.Anwesha was runner up in the finals, where the outcome was solely decided on the number of votes polled...
, BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer, TamilTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
movie singer, winner of Amul Star Voice of IndiaAmul STAR Voice of IndiaStar Voice of India was an Indian Television singing competition that premiered on 18 May 2007 and ended on 24 November 2007. It was the first Indian singing competition produced by STAR Plus. The show was directed by Gajendra Singh, creator of the famous Sa Re Ga Ma Pa series...
, Chhote Ustaad
Business leaders
- Sir Rajendra Nath MukherjeeRajen MookerjeeSir Rajen Mookerjee, KCIE, KCVO was a pioneering Indian industrialist.-Early life:...
, co-founder, Martin Burn Ltd.,IISCO, National Insurance - Ramdulal Dey, 1st person to launch commercial shipping in India
- Mutty Lal Seal
- Sunil Kanti Roy,founder, Peerless Group
- Purna Chandra Chandra, P.C.Chandra Group
- Amar BoseAmar BoseAmar Gopal Bose is an Bengali American electrical engineer, sound engineer and billionaire entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Bose Corporation...
, founder, Bose Corporation - Anjan ChatterjeeAnjan ChatterjeeAnjan Chatterjee is an Indian hotelier and founder of Speciality Group of Restaurants.-Early life:Anjan grew up in many places in India. He went to Modern School in Delhi and completed graduation from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack...
, Founder, Speciality Group of Restaurants - Purnendu ChatterjeePurnendu ChatterjeePurnendu Chatterjee is a Bengali industrialist and entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Chairman of The Chatterjee Group and also serves as Executive Director to Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.- Education :...
, founder, TCG Group - Alamohan DasAlamohan DasAlamohan Das was a pioneering industrialist.-Early life:Hailing from a poor peasant family in Howrah district, he had little education as a child. He started his business career when he was just 14 years old, selling small things, but gradually switched over to industrial items...
, founder, India Machinery Company - Sadhan DuttSadhan DuttSadhan Dutt was a scientist-entrepreneur and founder-chairman of Development Consultants, a member of the Kuljian Group of Companies...
, Founder of Development Consultants of Kuljian Group - Rono DuttaRono DuttaRono Dutta is the former President of United Airlines from 1999 to 2002.From July 2004 until 2006 he served as Chairman of Air Sahara.In 2007, Mr. Dutta joined US based AAR Corporation as a strategic adviser for the Indian market.-External links:**...
, Former President, United AirlinesUnited AirlinesUnited Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Continental... - Shuman GhosemajumderShuman GhosemajumderShuman Ghosemajumder is a Canadian technologist, entrepreneur, and author. He is the former click fraud czar at Google, the author of works on digital distribution including the Open Music Model, and co-founder of TeachAIDS.-Early life:...
, co-founder, TeachAIDSTeachAIDSTeachAIDS is a nonprofit organization that develops HIV prevention education technology materials, based on an approach invented through research at Stanford University.The TeachAIDS software has been cited as a model health intervention...
, former click fraudClick fraudClick fraud is a type of Internet crime that occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating a charge per click without having actual interest in the target...
czar, GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program... - Rajat GuptaRajat GuptaRajat Kumar Gupta was the managing director of management consultancy McKinsey & Company from 1994 to 2003 and a business leader in India and the United States...
, former Chairman, McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management. McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions... - Jawed KarimJawed KarimJawed Karim is a Bangladeshi German American technologist and co-founder of the popular video sharing website YouTube...
, co-founder, YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, lead architect of PayPalPayPalPayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders.... - Bhaskar PramanikBhaskar PramanikBhaskar Pramanik is presently the Chairman of Microsoft India. He will look after the Company's overall sales, marketing and all other transations across India....
, chairman, MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
India - Diptendu PramanickDiptendu PramanickDiptendu Pramanick was a bengali film personality from Calcutta. He was the founder secretary of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association in Calcutta, India - a fraternity of film personnel which is an interface between the entertainment industry of eastern India and the Government...
, founder, Secretary of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) - Subir RahaSubir RahaSubir Raha a former Director of Indian Oil Corporation and ex chairman and MD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation received global recognition as Energy Executive of the year 2005, from the Petroleum Economist, London,in September 2006.Born on August 28, 1948, Raha graduated in Electronics &...
, former head, ONGC - Prannoy RoyPrannoy RoyPrannoy L Roy, Ph.D is an Indian journalist and media journalist. He is the founder and Executive Chairperson of New Delhi Television .-Early life:...
, founder, NDTVNDTVNDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India... - Raman RoyRaman RoyRaman Roy is one of the pioneers of the Business Process Outsourcing industry in India.A Chartered Accountant based out of NCR -Delhi region he is currently the C.E.O of hisVC funded BPO company Quatrro...
, father of BPOBPOBPO can refer to:* Benzoyl Peroxide* Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra* Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra* Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra* Built-in product obsolescence, another name for Planned obsolescence...
industry in India, founder, QuatrroQuatrroQuatrro BPO Solutions is a business process outsourcing company based in India and Chicago and with fulfillment operations centers in Madison , San Francisco, Montreal, Pleasant Prairie , Gurgaon, Chennai, Mumbai, Dubai, Colombo, Shanghai and Singapore... - Subroto Roy Sahara, founder and chairman, Sahara India PariwarSahara India PariwarSahara India Pariwar is an Indian multi-business conglomerate with diversified business interests that include financial services, housing finance, mutual funds, life insurance, city development, real estate activities, print and television media, film production, sports, information technology,...
- Bibi RussellBibi RussellBibi Russell is a fashion designer and former international model from Bangladesh. Born in Chittagong, Bangladesh, she studied in London College of Fashion, earning a graduate degree in 1975. In the next five years, she worked as a model for different magazines including Vogue, Cosmopolitan and...
, founder, Bibi Productions - Dwarkanath TagoreDwarkanath TagoreDwarkanath Tagore , was one of the first Indian industrialists and entrepreneurs, was the founder of the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family, and is notable for making substantial contributions to the Bengal Renaissance.-Childhood:...
, known for partnership with the British East India CompanyBritish East India CompanyThe East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China... - Sudip Dutta, founder and chairman, SD Alumuniam
Military leaders
- Subhas Chandra Bose, Founder, Indian National ArmyIndian National ArmyThe Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
- General Joyanto Nath ChaudhuriJoyanto Nath ChaudhuriJoyanto Nath Chaudhuri OBE was Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1962 to 1966 and the Military Governor of Hyderabad State from 1948 to 1949....
, Indian Army Chief during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965Indo-Pakistani War of 1965The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. This conflict became known as the Second Kashmir War fought by India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir, the first having been fought in 1947... - Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee, Former Head of Indian Air Force
- M. A. G. OsmaniM. A. G. OsmaniGeneral Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmany, popularly referred to as Bangabir General M.A.G. Osmany was the Commander-in-Chief of Bangladesh Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971...
, the Supreme Commander of Bangladesh Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War - General Shankar RoychowdhuryShankar RoychowdhuryGeneral Shankar Roychowdhury served as 18th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 22 November 1994 to 30 September 1997.An alumnus of St...
, Former Indian Army Chief - Lt. General Baidya Nath Sarkar, Former Indian Quarter Master General, resigned from the Indian Army since he would not give into corrupt practices of his political masters
Political leaders
- Subhas Chandra Bose, Former President of Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
,Freedom Fighter, Head of State of India's first free Provisional Government of Azad Hind and Co-Founder Indian National ArmyIndian National ArmyThe Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance... - Shibdas Ghosh,freedom fighter, marxist philosopher,and the founder general secretary of Socialist Unity centre of India (Communist), i.e., S.U.C.I(C)
- Bidhan Chandra RoyBidhan Chandra RoyBidhan Chandra Roy, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as a Indian National Congress candidate, from 1948 until his death in 1962. He was a highly respected physician and a renowned freedom fighter...
, physician, former Congress Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bharat Ratna. - Chittaranjan DasChittaranjan DasChittaranjan Das was an eminent Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement.-Personal life:...
, prominent person in the Indian independence movement also known as Deshabandhu. - Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, founder of Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana SanghThe Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties...
- Rash Behari BoseRash Behari BoseRashbehari Bose was a revolutionary leader against the British Raj in India and was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar conspiracy and later, the Indian National Army.-Early life:...
, Revolutionary leader against the British Raj in India and was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar conspiracy and later, the Indian National ArmyIndian National ArmyThe Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
. - Jogendra Nath MandalJogendra Nath MandalJogendra Nath Mandal was an Indian and later Pakistani statesman who served as the first minister of law and labour in Pakistan. As leader of the Scheduled Castes, Jogendranath had made common cause with the Muslim League in their demand for Pakistan, hoping that the Scheduled Castes would be...
who serves the first law & labour minister of pakishthan. - Sheikh Mujibur RahmanSheikh Mujibur RahmanSheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bengali nationalist politician and the founder of Bangladesh. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its Prime Minister. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its...
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - Founding Father of Bangladesh; first President of BangladeshPresident of BangladeshSince 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the... - Pranab MukherjeePranab MukherjeePranab Kumar Mukherjee is the current Finance Minister of India and leader of the current Lok Sabha.Mukherjee is a senior member of the Cabinet Committees on Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Prices, Security, Unique Identification Authority of India,...
, Minister for External Affairs, Government of India, Senior leader of Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... - Jyoti BasuJyoti BasuJyoti Basu was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state. Basu was a member of the CPI Politburo from the time of the...
, former communist Chief Minister of West Bengal - Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister, 1971–1972
- Mamata BanerjeeMamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
,- Chief Minister of West Bengal (from 2011,) Ex-minister for Railways, Government of India, Chairman All India Trinamool CongressAll India Trinamool CongressThe All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition... - Buddhadeb BhattacharyaBuddhadeb BhattacharyaBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India . He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011...
, Former Chief Minister of West Bengal - Muhammad Ali BograMuhammad Ali BograNawabzada Mohammed Ali Bogra was a Pakistani statesman of Bengali origin, who served as the third Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 until 1955.-Early life:...
, - Prime Minister of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
from 1953 until 1955 - Somnath ChatterjeeSomnath ChatterjeeSomnath Chatterjee is an Indian politician who had been associated with the Communist Party of India for most of his life, though he is currently an independent...
, Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), Expelled member of CPI(M), senior parliamentarian, prominent barrister. - A. B. A. Ghani Khan ChoudhuryA. B. A. Ghani Khan ChoudhuryA. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury , full name Abu Barkat Ataur Ghani Khan Choudhury, known as Barkatda to his supporters, was a prominent politician of Indian state of West Bengal and a senior leader of Indian National Congress party.A Muslim by faith, he was first elected as an MLA to the West Bengal...
, Senior leader of Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... - Hussain Mohammed Ershad, Chief Martial Law Administrator (CMLA) & later President, 1982–1990
- A. K. Fazlul HuqA. K. Fazlul HuqNot to be confused with the cricket ground in Dhaka Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq was a well-known Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century...
, presented the Lahore ResolutionLahore ResolutionThe Lahore Resolution , commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution , was a formal political statement adopted by the Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22–24 March 1940 that called for greater Muslim autonomy in British India...
of 1940 that established Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, Pakistan - Manik SarkarManik SarkarManik Sarkar, in , in Tripura is an Indian politician. He has been Chief Minister of Tripura since March 1998, and is a Politburo Member of Communist Party of India . He has a background as a prominent leader of Students Federation of India. He is governing Tripura in a coalition called the Left...
, chief minister of Tripura, Politburo member. - Iskander Mirza, the first President of PakistanPresident of PakistanThe President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
- Santosh Mohan DevSantosh Mohan DevSantosh Mohan Dev is a veteran Indian political leader and a key member of the Indian National Congress. Mr. Dev was first elected to the Parliament in 1980, the first of his seven terms in office as the Member Of Parliament. Out of these seven, he has represented Silchar, Assam five times and he...
, Former Union Cabinet Minister. Elected to the Lok SabhaLok SabhaThe Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
in 1985, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1999 and 2004., Senior leader of Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... - Khawaja NazimuddinKhawaja NazimuddinHajji Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, KCIE , was the second Governor-General of Pakistan, and later the second Prime Minister of Pakistan as well.-Early life:...
, second Governor-General of PakistanGovernor-General of PakistanThe Governor-General of Pakistan was the representative in Pakistan of the Crown from the country's independence in 1947. When Pakistan was proclaimed a republic in 1956 the connection with the British monarchy ended, and the office of Governor-General was abolished.-History:Pakistan gained...
, and the second Prime Minister of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government... - Bipin Chandra PalBipin Chandra PalBipin Chandra Pal was an Indian nationalist. He was among the triumvirate of Lal Bal Pal.-Early life and background:...
, freedom fighter for Indian independence movementIndian independence movementThe term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia... - Ziaur RahmanZiaur RahmanPresident Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
, founder of Bangladesh Nationalist PartyBangladesh Nationalist PartyThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
, President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981; first to propose the creation of SAARC, sector commander and liberation war hero in Bangladesh. - Siddhartha Shankar RaySiddhartha Shankar RaySiddhartha Shankar Ray was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent barrister, Punjab Governor and Education minister of India...
, former Congress Chief Minister of West Bengal, former ambassador of India to United States - Khwaja SalimullahKhwaja SalimullahNawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur, GCIE, KCSI was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British Raj. It was he who, in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905, made correspondance and discussed with Nawab Muhsinul Mulk at Aligarh over the issue of...
, founder of Muslim League - Khondaker Mostaq AhmadKhondaker Mostaq AhmadKhondaker Moshtaq Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh...
, President, 1975-1975 - Ashoke Kumar SenAshoke Kumar SenAshoke Kumar Sen was an Indian barrister, a former Cabinet minister of India, and an Indian parliamentarian....
, Former Law Minister, barrister, and parliamentarian - Rabi RayRabi RayRabi Ray is an Indian socialist politician, a former speaker of Lok Sabha and a former Union minister of India. He hails from Orissa...
, speaker of lok sabha - Huseyn Shaheed SuhrawardyHuseyn Shaheed SuhrawardyHuseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a Pakistani-Bengali politician and statesman who served as 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 till 1957, and a close associate of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime minister of Pakistan...
, Prime Minister of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government...
from 1956 until 1957; founder of Awami League - Sheikh Hasina WazedSheikh HasinaSheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and widow of a reputed nuclear...
; Prime Minister, 1996–2001, 2009–present - Khaleda ZiaKhaleda ZiaBegum Khaleda Zia is the former First Lady of Bangladesh , and then Prime Minister of Bangladesh, having served from 1991 to 1996, becoming the first woman in the country's history and second in the Muslim world to head a democratic government as prime minister. She served again from 2001 until...
, Prime Minister; 1991–1996, 2001–2006 - Ronen SenRonen SenRanendra "Ronen" Sen was India's ambassador to the United States of America from August 2004 to March 2009. His contribution landmark US India Nuclear deal is considered of immense importance -Career:...
, former Indian ambassador in USA - Ashok BhattacharyaAshok BhattacharyaAshok Bhattacharya was the Minister for Municipal Affairs and Urban Development and Town Planning in the Left Front Ministry in West Bengal. He was chairman of Siliguri municipality from 1987 to 1991...
, Minister - Mrinal BanerjeeMrinal BanerjeeMrinal Banerjee was Power Minister in the Left Front Ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal.He had joined politics as an employee of Durgapur Steel Plant. In spite of his qualifying as an associate member of the Institute of Engineers, he preferred to remain a worker and serve the trade union...
, former Minister - Sarojini NaiduSarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu , also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet...
, freedom fighter and poet - Sucheta KriplaniSucheta KriplaniSucheta Kriplani , born Sucheta Mazumdar, was an Indian freedom fighter and politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. She became the first woman to be elected Chief Minister of any Indian state.-Early life:...
, freedom fighter and politician - Aruna Asaf AliAruna Asaf AliAruna Asaf Ali , born Aruna Ganguli, was an Indian independence activist. She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement, 1942.She was 87 years old at the time of her death.-Early life:Aruna Asaf Ali was...
, Indian independence activist - Womesh Chandra BonnerjeeWomesh Chandra BonnerjeeWomesh Chandra Banerjee was an Indian politician and the first president of Indian National Congress.- Early days :...
, first president of Indian national congress - Batukeshwar DuttBatukeshwar DuttBatukeshwar Dutt was an Indian revolutionary and a freedom fighter in the early 1900s. He is best known for having exploded a few bombs, along with Bhagat Singh, in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929...
, freedom fighter
Religious leaders
- Sri Anandamoyi MaSri Anandamoyi MaSri Anandamayi Ma was a Hindu spiritual teacher and guru from Bengal, considered a saint by many and hailed as one of the prominent mystics of the 20th century. Anandamayi means "bliss-permeated mother", a name given by her disciples in the 1920s to describe what they saw as her habitual state of...
-- mystic, spiritual teacher and Tantrik Guru - Thakur AnukulchandraThakur AnukulchandraSri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra the son of God was a guru, and founder of the Satsang ashram.-Biography:...
, Saint, mystic and preacher - AtishaAtishaAtiśa Dipankara Shrijnana was a Buddhist teacher from the Pala Empire who, along with Konchog Gyalpo and Marpa, was one of the major figures in the establishment of the Sarma lineages in Tibet after the repression of Buddhism by King Langdarma .- Birth :Atisha is most commonly said to have been...
, or Srjnana Atisa Dipanakara -- Buddhist scholar, missionary and teacher, inventor of bodhichitta - Sri AurobindoSri AurobindoSri Aurobindo , born Aurobindo Ghosh or Ghose , was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. He joined the Indian movement for freedom from British rule and for a duration became one of its most important leaders, before developing his own vision of human progress...
, yogi, nationalist, philosopher, author, poet, visionary - Baba Lokenath BrahmachariBaba Lokenath BrahmachariBaba Lokenath Brahmachari or simply Baba Lokenath was an 18th Century Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal.- Life and Death :Baba Lokenath Brahmachari was born on Janmastami, the 18th day of Bhadra,1137 Bengali Era to a Brahmin family in the village of Chaurasi Chakla, named as Kochua, in...
, Yogi and philosopher - Gaura Kisora Dasa Babaji, Hindu Saint
- Chaitanya MahaprabhuChaitanya MahaprabhuChaitanya Mahaprabhu was a Vaishnava saint and social reformer in eastern India in the 16th century, believed by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism to be the full incarnation of Lord Krishna...
, vaishnava mystic, missionary, monk and social reformer - NityanandaNityanandaImage:Panca-tattva Altar.jpg|thumb|This is interactive image-map. Click! on lotus feet. Sri Krishna Chaitanya , Sri Nityananda Prabhu , Sri Advaita Acharya , Sri Gadadhara Pandit , Sri Srivas Pandit...
, great sahajiya mystic, social reformer, chief associate of Chaitanya and a primary figure within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Bengal - Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Gadadhar Chattopadhaya) -- mystic, preacher
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Abhay Charan Dey) -- Vaishnava missionary and theologian, founder of ISKCON
- Debendranath TagoreDebendranath TagoreDebendranath Tagore was one of the founders in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion which today is synonymous with Brahmoism the youngest religion of India and Bangladesh....
, social thinker and reformer, founder of the BrahmoBrahmoA Brahmo is either an adherent of Brahmoism to the exclusion of all other religions, or a person with at least one Brahmo parent or guardian and who has never denied his faith...
Religion or BrahmoismBrahmoismBrahmoism is a religious movement from the late 18th century Bengal originating the Bengali Renaissance, the nascent Indian independence movement and the wider Hindu reform movements of the period...
, the youngest religion of India - TibbetibabaTibbetibabaTibbetibaba , Hindi:तिब्बती बाबा, also known as Mahasadhak Tibbetibaba or Paramhamsa Tibbetibaba, alternative spellings Tibbatibaba, Tibbati Baba, Tibbeti Baba,Tibbotibaba or Tibboti Baba originally named Nabin Chattopadhhyaya or Nabin or Nabin Chandra, Tibbetibaba , Hindi:तिब्बती बाबा, also known...
, Saint and mystic - TilopaTilopaTilopa was born in either Chativavo , Bengal or Jagora, Bengal in India. He was a tantric practitioner and mahasiddha. He developed the mahamudra method, a set of spiritual practices that greatly accelerates the process of attaining bodhi...
, tantrik master and mahasiddhaMahasiddhaMahasiddha is a term for one who cultivates those teachings that lead to becoming perfect. They are a type of eccentric yogini/yogi in both Sanatan Dharma and Vajrayana Dharma, given by Siddhartha. Mahasiddhi are those practitioners, or tantrikas who have gained sufficient understanding and are so...
,Buddhist scholar and teacher, founder of the KagyuKagyuThe Kagyu, Kagyupa, or Kagyud school, also known as the "Oral Lineage" or Whispered Transmission school, is today regarded as one of six main schools of Himalayan or Tibetan Buddhism, the other five being the Nyingma, Sakya, Jonang, Bon and Gelug...
lineage and progressor of MahamudraMahamudraMahāmudrā literally means "great seal" or "great symbol." It "is a multivalent term of great importance in later Indian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism" which "also occurs occasionally in Hindu and East Asian Buddhist esotericism."The name refers to the way one who...
method - Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda , born Mukunda Lal Ghosh , was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced many westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book, Autobiography of a...
, monk, philosopher, preacher, author and exponent of Kriya YogaKriya YogaKriya Yoga finds mention in the ancient spiritual texts of Patanjali Yogasutras "Tapah svadhyayeshvara pranidhani kriyayogah" . It was later revived by Yogiraj Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri in the 19th century. Subsequently Paramhansa Yogananda in his Autobiography of a Yogi reported the same for his... - BamakhepaBamakhepaBamakhepa popularly known as the "mad saint" was a Hindu saint, held in great reverence in Tarapith and whose shrine is also located in the vicinity of the Tara temple. Bama-khepa, literally means the mad follower of "left handed" path – the Tantric way of worship...
tantrik guru and mystic - Ramprasad SenRamprasad Sen' was a Shakta poet of eighteenth century Bengal. His bhakti poems, known as Ramprasadi, are still popular in Bengal—they are usually addressed to the Hindu goddess Kali and written in Bengali...
tantrik master, mystic and famous as the composer of mystic, devotional songs to Goddess Kali. - Lahiri MahasayaLahiri MahasayaShyama Charan Lahiri , , best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. He was also popularly known as Yogiraj and Kashi Baba. He revived the yogic science of Kriya Yoga when he learned it from Mahavatar Babaji in 1861...
or Shyama Charan Lahiri -- Yogi, philosopher, the propagator of Kriya Yoga. - Mahavatar BabajiMahavatar BabajiMahavatar Babaji is the name given to an Indian saint by Lahiri Mahasaya and several of his disciples who met Mahavatar Babaji between 1861 and 1935. Some of these meetings were described by Paramhansa Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi , including a first hand telling of Yogananda’s own...
yogi and tantrik master - Prabhat Ranjan SarkarPrabhat Ranjan SarkarPrabhat Ranjan Sarkar , also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti , was an Indian philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist...
or Sri Anandamurti, polymathic personality, author, philosopher, socio-political thinker, educationist, revolutionary, poet, composer, linguist, self-development and human welfare theorist, the founder of Ananda MargaAnanda MargaAnanda Marga, organizationally known as Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha , meaning the samgha for the propagation of the marga of ananda , is a social and spiritual movement founded in Jamalpur, Bihar, India in 1955 by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar .Ánanda Márga followers describe Ánanda Márga as a...
, a socio-spiritual movement. - Swami VivekanandaSwami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda , born Narendranath Dutta , was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission...
(Narendranath Datta) monk, missionary and social reformer, founder of the Ramakrishna math and Mission - Swami AbhedanandaSwami AbhedanandaSwami Abhedananda was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, who Swami Vivekananda sent to the West to head the Vedanta Society, New York in 1897, and spread the message of Vedanta, a theme on which he authored several books through his life, and subsequently founded the Ramakrishna Vedanta Math,...
(Kaliprasad Chandra) monk, author, philosopher, occultist, reformer the founder of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Math - Swami Debananda monk,philosopher, math in nadra(bardhaman),pama(hoogly) and so many places
- Yukteswar Giri (Priyanath Karar) yogi, educationaist, astronomer & astrologer
- Swami Satyananda GiriSwami Satyananda GiriSwami Satyananda Giri was an Indian monk and Sri Yukteswar Giri’s chief monastic disciple in India.-Early years:...
(Manamohan Mazumder) monk, preacher and yogi - Gopinath KavirajGopinath KavirajGopinath Kaviraj was a Sanskrit scholar and philosopher. Kaviraj was the posthumous son of Vaikunthanath, a Bengali scholar of philosophy. He was born in Village Dhamrai, in the district of Dacca, now the capital of Bangladesh...
-- yogi, philosopher, spiritual master, tantrik scholar and author - Nolini Kanta GuptaNolini Kanta GuptaSri Nolini Kanta Gupta , revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic, was the most senior of Sri Aurobindo's disciples. He was born in Faridpur, East Bengal, to a cultured and well-to-do family...
-- revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic, was the most senior of Sri Aurobindo's disciples; author of many books. - Nigamananda Saraswati -- tantrik guru, vedantic scholar, author, yogi, mystic, philosopher, disciple of Bamakhepa, founder of several institutions.
- Kamalakanta Bhattacharya -- Tantrik/ Shakta saint and master, composer of Shakta devotional songs.
- LalonLalonFakir Lalon Shah , also known as Lalon Shah , was a Bangladeshi philosopher poet. His poetry, articulated in songs, are considered classics of the Bangla language...
fakir -- sahajiya saint philosopher, humanist, poet and composer of baul/ sahajiya mystic songs.
Social leaders
- Srikumar BanerjeeSrikumar BanerjeeDr. Srikumar Banerjee is an Indian nuclear scientist and a metallurigical engineer. He is perhaps much better known for its research and contribution in India's nuclear program and has been a brain-scientist behind the 1974 Indian atomic test and the 1998 Indian nuclear testing.He is currently...
, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India - Muhammad Abdul BariMuhammad Abdul BariMuhammad Abdul Bari, MBE FRSA , is the Chairman of the East London Mosque, and was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010.-Life and career:...
, Head, Muslim Council of Britain - Bagha JatinBagha JatinBagha Jatin , born Jatindranath Mukherjee was an Bengali revolutionary philosopher against British rule....
, Bengali Indian revolutionary philosopher against British rule - Manabendra Nath RoyManabendra Nath RoyManabendra Nath Roy , born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya and popularly known as M. N. Roy, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and an internationally known radical activist and political theorist. Roy was a founder of the Communist Parties in both Mexico and India and was a delegate to...
, pioneer Bengali Indian revolutionary philosopher. Founder of Mexican Communist PartyMexican Communist PartyThe Mexican Communist Party was a communist party in Mexico. It was founded in 1911 as the Socialist Workers' Party by Manabendra Nath Roy, a left-wing Indian intellectual. The PSO changed its name to the Mexican Communist Party in November 1919 following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia...
and Indian Communist PartyIndian Communist PartyThe Indian Communist Party was a small communist group in India, led by U. Krishnappa from Karnataka. In May 1985 ICP merged into the Communist Organisation of India ....
. - Shri Aurobindo, Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru
- Ram Mohan RoyRam Mohan RoyRaja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious, social, and educational reformer who challenged traditional Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is sometimes called the father of modern India...
, founder of the Brahmo SamajBrahmo SamajBrahmo Samaj is the societal component of the Brahmo religion which is mainly practiced today as the Adi Dharm after its eclipse in Bengal consequent to the exit of the Tattwabodini Sabha from its ranks in 1859. It was one of the most influential religious movements responsible for the making of... - Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, prolific writer, important Women's right activist and social worker, early feminist science fictionFeminist science fictionFeminist science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction which tends to deal with women's roles in society. Feminist science fiction poses questions about social issues such as how society constructs gender roles, the role reproduction plays in defining gender and the unequal political and...
writer - Debendranath TagoreDebendranath TagoreDebendranath Tagore was one of the founders in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion which today is synonymous with Brahmoism the youngest religion of India and Bangladesh....
, active BrahmoBrahmoA Brahmo is either an adherent of Brahmoism to the exclusion of all other religions, or a person with at least one Brahmo parent or guardian and who has never denied his faith...
, and was against satiSati (practice)For other uses, see Sati .Satī was a religious funeral practice among some Indian communities in which a recently widowed woman either voluntarily or by use of force and coercion would have immolated herself on her husband’s funeral pyre...
, idol worship - Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE , born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya , was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance....
, responsible for introducing major reforms in the educational system and was Women's right activist - Keshub Chunder Sen, intellectual and a noted religious reformer
- Surya SenSurya SenSurya Sen was a prominent Bengali freedom fighter, an Indian independence activist and the chief architect of anti-British freedom movement in Chittagong, Bengal...
, also known as Masterda Surya Sen, was an Indian freedom fighter and was the chief architect of anti-British freedom movement in Chittagong, Bengal - Sivanath SastriSivanath SastriSivanath Sastri was a scholar, religious reformer, educator, writer and historian...
, an important intellectual - Nasreen Pervin HuqNasreen Pervin HuqNasreen Pervin Huq was a prominent women's activist and campaigner for women's rights and social justice. She died in an accident at her home in Dhaka when she was crushed by a vehicle driven by her chauffeur picking her up to go to work as Director of the UKnon-governmental organization Action Aid...
, prominent Women's Rights Activist - Muhammad ShahidullahMuhammad ShahidullahMuhammad Shahidullah , popularly known as Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a famous Bengali educationist, writer philologist and linguist.A dormitory in University of Dhaka is named after him .-Early life:...
, famous educationist, writer, polyglot, philologist and linguist - Pritilata WaddedarPritilata WaddedarPritilata Waddedar was a Bengali anti-British revolutionary from what is now Bangladesh, who became a martyr for the liberation of her motherland....
, Anti-British, pro-India revolutionary - Rani RashmoniRani RashmoniRani Rashmoni was the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Kolkata, and remained closely associated with Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa after she appointed him as the priest of the temple...
, Nineteenth century philanthropist and anti-British activist - Sarojini NaiduSarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu , also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet...
, (Sarojini Chattopadhyaya) Freedom fighter - Syed Ameer AliSyed Ameer AliSyed Ameer Ali C.I.E. was an Indian Muslim jurist hailed from the state of Oudh from where his father shifted and settled down at Orissa...
, Law reformer - Irene KhanIrene KhanIrene Zubaida Khan is a Bangladeshi human rights activist. She was the seventh Secretary General of Amnesty International until her resignation on 31 December 2009. She was appointed as a member of the Charity Commission of England and Wales on 1 January 2010 but resigned after a controversy over...
, Former Secretary General, Amnesty InternationalAmnesty InternationalAmnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
; first woman, first Asian, and first Muslim to hold the position - Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder & Chairperson of the worlds largest international development NGO, BRAC.
Sportspeople
- Brojen DasBrojen DasBrojen Das was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times.-Early life:...
, swimmer, first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times - Niaz MorshedNiaz MorshedNiaz Murshed is a renowned chess player from Bangladesh. He is the first Grandmaster to emerge from South Asia.-Early life:...
chess player from Bangladesh, the first Chess Grandmaster to emerge from South Asia. - Mohammad RafiqueMohammad RafiqueMohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...
, cricketer - Ziaur RahmanZiaur Rahman (chess player)Ziaur Rahman is a chess player from Bangladesh and the second Grandmaster of the country after Niaz Morshed.He passed his SSC from Government Laboratory High School & gratuated from University of Dhaka....
, Bangladeshi Grandmaster - Abdullah Al RakibAbdullah Al RakibAbdullah Al-Rakib is a Bangladeshi chess player. On September 25, 2007 he became the 4th grandmaster from Bangladesh. Rakib should have had his recognition after April at the Board meeting of FIDE. According to Bangladesh Chess Federation, it was a misunderstanding that caused the delay...
, Bangladeshi Grandmaster - Sourav GangulySourav GangulySourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times. He started his...
, Former Indian cricket teamIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
captain, Padma ShriPadma ShriPadma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
awardee. - Aminul IslamAminul IslamAminul Islam Bulbul is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 39 ODIs from 1988 to 2002.Aminul scored the first hundred for the Bangladesh cricket team when Bangladesh played their first Test against India...
, Bangladeshi cricketer - Shakib Al HasanShakib Al HasanShakib Al Hasan is a Bangladeshi international cricketer of the national team. He is an all-rounder, batting left-handed in the middle order and bowling slow left-arm orthodox. He represented Bangladesh at under-19 level, 18 Youth One Day Internationals between 2005 and 2006...
, Bangladeshi cricketer - Tamim IqbalTamim IqbalTamim Iqbal Khan is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. Tamim made his One Day International debut in 2007 and played his first Test the following year. Between December 2010 and September 2011 he was vice-captain of the national side. He plays his...
, Bangladeshi cricketer - Subroto BanerjeeSubroto BanerjeeSubroto Tara Banerjee is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test and 6 ODIs from 1991 to 1992. He was a member of the Indian cricket team that played in the 1992 World Cup. The one Test that he played for India was also the Test debut of Australian cricket player Shane Warne.-See...
, Former Test and ODI player for India, Fast bowler. - Krishna DasKrishna DasKrishna Das is a U.S. vocalist known for his performances of Indian devotional music called kirtan . With eight albums released since 1996, Das is perhaps the best known U.S...
, former Indian archer - Pradip Kumar BanerjeePradip Kumar BanerjeePradip Kumar Banerjee or PK Banerjee as he is called often, is one of the famous football players in India. He was born in Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. He was one of the first recipients of Arjuna Award, when the awards were instituted in 1961. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri Award in...
, footballer: named Indian Footballer of the 20th Century by FIFA - Saif AhmadSaif AhmadSaifuddin "Saif" Ahmad is a Bangladeshi-American restaurateur and World Series of Poker champion. Ahmad is the owner of several Tony Roma's restaurants in Los Angeles, California, and won the 2007 World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,000 Limit Hold'em....
- Dibyendu BaruaDibyendu BaruaDibyendu Barua is a chess Grandmaster from the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. He is the second Indian to become a Grandmaster, after Viswanathan Anand. In 1978, Barua, as a 12-year-old, became the youngest participant in the Indian National Championship of chess...
, Indian chess grandmaster - Ritwik BhattacharyaRitwik BhattacharyaThe flag bearer of Indian Squash on Professional Squash Association tour rock was the first of the accomplished junior players to spurn an education in the United States to follow his dreams in squash...
, squash player - Gopal BoseGopal BoseGopal Bose is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bengal and played one One Day International for India against England in 1974....
, Former ODI Player for India - Utpal ChatterjeeUtpal ChatterjeeUtpal Chatterjee is a former Indian cricketer. He was a left arm spinner and a low order batsman. He had his early education at the prestigious Shyambazar A.V School and Calcutta Boys' School in Kolkata, India....
, Former India Cricketer. - Nirode ChowdhuryNirode ChowdhuryNirode Ranjan "Putu" Chowdhury was an Indian cricketer.A medium pace bowler, Putu Chowdhury had an outstanding start to his career when he took 11, 9 and 10 wickets in his first three matches...
, Former Test Cricketer for India/ Pace bowler. - Bula ChoudhuryBula ChoudhuryBula Choudhury is a former national women's swimming champion of India. She is the first woman to cross seven seas. She twice swam the English Channel first in 1989 and again in 1999. She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1990. She is now is planning to establish a swimming academy in Kolkatta...
, swimmer - Mouma DasMouma DasMouma Das is a table-tennis player from West Bengal, India. She has won the National Table-tennis Championship for two consecutive years . She was born and brought up in Madhyamgram, a suburb near Calcutta.-External links:**...
, Table Tennis player - Deepak Kumar MondalDeepak Kumar MondalDeepak Kumar Mondal or just Deepak Mondal is an Indian professional football player currently playing for Prayag United S.C.. He plays as a defender and is known for his high work rate which was rewarded with him winning Indian Player of the Year in 2002...
, football player. - Deep DasguptaDeep DasguptaDeep Dasgupta is an Indian cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 5 ODIs from 2001 to 2002 as the national wicketkeeper...
, Former Indian National Cricket Team Wicket-Keeper, played 8 Tests with a Century against England - Rumeli DharRumeli DharRumeli Dhar, is an Indian cricket player. She is an all-rounder in the Indian Women Cricket team. Dhar is very accurate in her medium pace and a pillar of Indian middle order batting. She has also been described by Cricinfo as an "excellent fielder"...
, The cricketer of Indian woman Cricket Team - Ashok DindaAshok DindaAshok Dinda is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Bengal and Delhi Daredevils. Earlier he use to play for Kolkata Knight Riders He has been one of the most economical bowlers in the Indian Premier League....
, Indian cricket teamIndian cricket teamThe Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
player - Chuni GoswamiChuni GoswamiSubimal Goswami commonly known by his nickname Chuni Goswami is an Indian international footballer and first class cricketer. He was born in Kishoreganj District of undivided Bengal . As a striker, he played 50 international matches representing India...
, Former Great India Footballer, Padma ShriPadma ShriPadma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
awardee. - Poulomi GhatakPoulomi GhatakPoulomi Ghatak , born 3 Jan 1983, a table tennis player from West Bengal, India. She won three junior national championships as well as five senior national championships between 1998 and 2007....
, Table Tennis player - Jhulan GoswamiJhulan GoswamiJhulan Goswami is an all round cricketer who plays for the India national women's cricket team, Bengal Women, East Zone Women as well as the Asia Women XI women's cricket team. She is currently the Indian Women's cricket team captain...
, ICC Women's Cricketer of the year 2007 - Aftab Ahmed ChowdhuryAftab AhmedAftab Ahmed Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right hand batsman and right arm medium bowler.- Early life :...
আফতা আহমেদ চৌধুরী - Mohammad AshrafulMohammad AshrafulMohammad Ashraful is a Bangladeshi international cricket player and has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. A top-order batsman with a penchant for flashy strokeplay, he has also been selected to represent ACC Asia XI ODI side...
, Bangladeshi cricketer, youngest centurion in test cricket. - Isa GuhaIsa GuhaIsa Tara Guha is an England cricketer who played in the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa . A right arm fast medium bowler, she made her Test debut at the age of 17 against India in 2002 when she was named BBC Asian Network Sports Personality of the Year...
, English Women Cricketer - Subrata Guha, Former Indian Test Cricketer.
- Rani HamidRani HamidRani Hamid is a chess player from Bangladesh. Hamid was born Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun in Sylhet, Bangladesh. She was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master title in 1985...
, chess player: was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's - Saradindu MukherjeeSaradindu MukherjeeSaradindu Mukherjee is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bengal and played three One Day Internationals for India in 1990–91.-References:...
, Former India Cricketer - Enamul HossainEnamul HossainEnamul Hossain Rajib is a Bangladeshi chess player. He won the Bangladeshi Chess Championship in 1997 and 2006....
, Bangladeshi Grandmaster - Shailen Manna, Footballer
- Gostho Pal, footballer. Member of the 1st Indian Team(MohunBagan)those who won the IFA shield against a British team in the pre independence period.
- Pankaj RoyPankaj RoyPankaj Roy was an Indian cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman, he is best known for establishing the world record opening partnership of 413 runs, together with Vinoo Mankad, against New Zealand at Chennai. The record stood until 2008. He was honoured with the Padma Shri...
, Former Indian Cricket Captain, he is best known for establishing the world record opening partnership of 413 runs, together with Vinoo Mankad, against New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at Chennai, Padma ShriPadma ShriPadma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
awardee. - Pranab RoyPranab RoyPranab Roy is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1982.Roy's father, Pankaj also played for India....
, Former Test Cricketer for India Championship (1983, 1985, 1989) - Priyanka RoyPriyanka RoyPriyanka Roy is an Indian cricketer.A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she has played 21 One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for the India Women's team. Her performances at the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup saw her named in the ICC's team of the tournament.-External...
, The cricketer of Indian woman cricket team. - Reefat Bin-SattarReefat Bin-SattarReefat Bin-Sattar is a chess player from Bangladesh and the third grandmaster to emerge from the country.An International Master since 1993, Bin-Sattar finally achieved the International Grandmaster title in 2006, when his FIDE rating reached the 2500 level required. All three of his qualifying...
, Bangladeshi Grandmaster - Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Former ODI player for India.
- Wriddhiman SahaWriddhiman SahaWriddhiman Prasanta Saha is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and specialist wicket-keeper. Saha has played Test cricket for India and represents Bengal and the Chennai Super Kings in Indian domestic cricket.-Bengal:...
, Player for KKR and BengalBengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous... - Mihir SenMihir SenMihir Sen was an Indian lawyer more notable for his career as a record-setting swimmer.- English channel swim :...
, Swimmer - Arati SahaArati SahaAarti Gupta was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Aarti was initiated in swimming at the early age of four, and her talent was spotted by Sachin Nag. From 1945 to 1951 she won 22 State competitions including an all-India record in 1949...
, Swimmer - Probir SenProbir SenProbir Kumar 'Khokhan' Sen was an Indian cricketer who represented his country in 14 Tests from 1948 to 1952....
, Former Indian Test Cricketer/Wicket-Keeper. - Jyotirmoyee SikdarJyotirmoyee SikdarJyotirmoyee Sikdar is a Member of Parliament, India representing Krishnagar of West Bengal in the 14th Lok Sabha. She is affiliated to the Communist Party of India ....
, athletics: Double gold-medallist in track at Asian games, was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaRajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaThe Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "Sports Gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash...
award and Padma ShriPadma ShriPadma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
award - Jayanta TalukdarJayanta TalukdarJayanta Talukdar is an Indian archer.-Career:Talukdar was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Junior World Championships. He followed up with a gold medal at the FITA Meteksan World Cup in 2006, becoming the first Indian archer to win gold at the event...
, archer - Dipu GhoshDipu GhoshDipu Ghosh is an Indian sportsman who represented India in several badminton tournaments in the 1960s. He received the Arjuna award for badminton in 1969, and later became the coach of Indian team in 1980s.-References:**-See also:Raman Ghosh...
, former badminton player - Raman GhoshRaman GhoshRaman Ghosh is an Indian sporsman who represented India in several badminton tournaments in the 1960s and 1970s. He was a member of the Indian badminton team, which won the 1975 Thomas Cup qualification by defeating Pakistan at Lahore....
, former badminton player - Manoj Tiwary, Player for KKR and BengalBengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
- Poulomi GhatakPoulomi GhatakPoulomi Ghatak , born 3 Jan 1983, a table tennis player from West Bengal, India. She won three junior national championships as well as five senior national championships between 1998 and 2007....
, table tennis player - Jaideep Mukherjea, former Indian tennis player
- Surya Shekhar GangulySurya Shekhar GangulySurya Shekhar Ganguly is an Indian chess Grandmaster and a chess prodigy from Kolkata. He started playing chess at the age of 5 and achieved great successes at National Junior and World Junior Championships since the age of 8. He also set a record of being the youngest player to beat a Grandmaster...
, Indian grandmaster - Subrata Paul, Footballer playing for the Indian team
- Saurav GhosalSaurav GhosalSaurav Ghosal is a professional squash player from India and currently ranked No.24 in the world....
, Indian squash player - Dola BanerjeeDola BanerjeeDola Banerjee is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery.-Early life:Dola Banerjee is daughter of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee. She was born in Baranagar near Kolkata. She studied in Baranagar Rajkumari Memorial Girls High School. At the age of nine, she joined Baranagar Archery Club...
, Indian female archer - Hari Shankar RoyHari Shankar RoyHari Shankar Roy is an Indian track and field athlete from West Bengal who specializes in the high jump. He holds the current Indian record of 2.25 metres set on 28 September 2004 in Singapore during the Asian All-Stars Athletic Championship.-Career:Harishankar was born 4 April 1986 in Dhupjhor,...
, Indian track field athlete - Rahul BanerjeeRahul BanerjeeArunoday Banerjee A.K.A. "Rahul" is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. He made his first stage appearance at the age of three years with his father’s theatre troupe Bijoygarh Atmaprakash in a play titled Raj Darshan...
, Indian archer - Mohammed Ali QamarMohammed Ali QamarMohammed Ali Qamar is a boxer from Kolkata, India. He was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the discipline of boxing in the Commonwealth Games at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester....
, Indian boxer - Subhajit SahaSubhajit SahaSubhajit Saha is a professional table tennis player from West Bengal, India. He won the men's doubles gold in the 19th Commonwealth table tennis championship held at New Delhi in 2010....
, Indian table tennis player - Sachin NagSachin NagSachin Nag was a great swimming champion of India.-Some of the Achievements of Nag's swimming career:London Olympics 1948 selection meet happened at Azad Hind Bag’s National corner...
, former swimming champion - Subhash BhowmickSubhash BhowmickSubhash Bhowmick, nicknamed Bhombal, born at West Bengal is a retired Indian football international player and club level coach and manager. During his playing career, he represented the "Big Two" of Kolkata football, East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC...
, former football player - Saraswati SahaSaraswati SahaSaraswati Dey-Saha is an Indian sprint athlete from West Bengal. She holds the current 200 metres National record of 22.82 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in Ludhiana on 28 August 2002. She broke the previous mark held by Rachita Mistry since July 2000...
, Indian sprint athlete - Soma BiswasSoma BiswasSoma Biswas is an athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She managed to win the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the...
, Indian hepathlete - Alok KapaliAlok KapaliAlok Kapali is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is an allrounder who bats in the middle to lower order and bowls leg spin with a run-up similar to that of Shane Warne. He is the only Bangladeshi cricket player to take a Test hat-trick.-Test career:Kapali made his Test debut in 2002, against Sri...
, Bangladeshi cricketer - Tapash BaisyaTapash BaisyaTapash Baisya is a Bangladeshi cricketer. Tapash Baisya is one of Bangladesh's best pace bowlers to date, having taken 36 Test wickets, although they have come at a bowling average of nearly 60. Nevertheless, he has taken the third-most wickets of any Bangladeshi fast bowler, behind Mashrafe...
, Bangladeshi cricketer
Writers
- Abdul Karim Sahitya BisharadAbdul Karim Sahitya BisharadAbdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad or Abdul Karim the Literature Master, was a Bangladeshi author, who was born in village Suchakradondi of district Chittagong.-Life:...
, author, Gorokho Bijoy - Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
(1861–1941) - poet, novelist, essayist, nobel laureate - Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876–1938) - novelist
- Pramatha ChaudhuriPramatha ChaudhuriPramathanath Chaudhuri , known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, alias Birbal, is an exceptionally illuminating persona in modern Bengali literature. It is astounding how he kept hold of his uniqueness in all-pervasive era of Rabindranath Tagore...
, editor of Sbuj patra, wrote in the era of Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
. - Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE , born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya , was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance....
, a philosopher, academic, educator, writer, translator, printer, publisher, entrepreneur, reformer, and philanthropist of the Bengal RenaissanceBengal RenaissanceThe Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the region of Bengal in Undivided India during the period of British rule...
period. - Nurul MomenNurul MomenNurul Momen , also known as Natyaguru , was an educationist, playwright, director, humorist, lawyer, broadcaster, philanthropist and essayist of Bangladesh...
, (1908-1990), playwright of Nemesis (Nurul Momen play)Nemesis (Nurul Momen play)Nemesis is a play written by Nurul Momen, considered one of the most successful experimental plays in Bangladeshi theatre. It is a play with only one character, written in 1944 and published as a book in 1948. Nemesis, a tragedy, set a milestone in the history of Bengali plays because of its...
, recognized as the pioneer of modern Bengali drama, referred to as the "Father of Bangladeshi theatre"; also an educationist, playwright, director, humorist, lawyer, broadcaster, philanthropist and essayist of Bangladesh - Sukanta BhattacharyaSukanta BhattacharyaSukanta Bhattacharya was a Bengali poet and playwright. Along with Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam, he was one of the key figures of modern Bengali poetry, despite the fact that most of his works had been in publication posthumously...
- BanaphoolBanaphoolBanaphool is the pen name of the Bengali author, playwright and poet, Balāi Chānd Mukhopādhyāy .- Life:...
, writer of short stories - Bibhutibhushan BandopadhyayBibhutibhushan BandopadhyayBibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was one of the most famous Bengali novelist and writer of modern Bengali literature...
(1894–1950) - novelist - Manik BandopadhyayManik BandopadhyayManik Bandopadhyay ; ; was an Indian Bengali novelist and is considered one of the leading lights of modern Bangla fiction. During a short lifespan of forty-eight years, plagued simultaneously by illness and financial crisis, he produced 36 novels and 177 short-stories...
(1908–1956) - novelist, short story writer - Tarashankar BandopadhyayTarashankar BandopadhyayTarasankar Bandyopadhyay was one of the leading Bengali novelists. He wrote 65 novels, 53 story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies and 2 travel stories...
(1898–1971) - novelist - Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
(1921–1992) - Oscar winning Film Director, he was also is well known for his contributions to Bangla literature. He created two of the most famous characters in Bengali: FeludaFeludaFeluda, or Prodosh Chandra Mitra, who uses the anglicised name Pradosh C. Mitter, is a fictional private investigator starring in a series of Bengali novels and short stories written by the famous Indian Bengali film director and writer Satyajit Ray. The detective lives at Rajani Sen Road,...
the sleuth, and Professor ShankuProfessor ShankuProfessor Shanku is a fictional scientist created by Satyajit Ray in a series of Bangla science fiction books. His full name is Trilokeshwar Shanku, and by occupation, he is an inventor. He is the son of Dr. Tripureshwar Shanku...
the scientist. - Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a famous Bengali writer, poet and journalist. He was the composer of India’s national song Vande Mataram, originally a Bengali and Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring the activists during the Indian Freedom Movement...
(1838–1894) - novelist, essayist, penned the Indian National Song of integrity Vande MataramVande MataramVande Mataram is a poem from the famed novel Anandamath which was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. It was written in Bengali and Sanskrit.... - Dipak Barua(1954-present)- is an award winning famous author, writer, poet and philosopher in Bangladesh.
- Krittibas OjhaKrittibas OjhaKrittibas Ojha or Kirttibas Ojha was a medieval Bengali poet. His major contribution to Bangla literature and culture was the translation of the great Indian epic Ramayana to Bangla. His work, the Sri Ram Panchali, is popularly known as the Krittivasi Ramayan...
, medieval Bengali poet,his major contribution to Bangla literature and culture was the translation of the great Indian epic Ramayana to Bangla - ChandidasChandidasChandidas refers to medieval poet of Bengal. Over 1250 poems related to the love of Radha and Krishna in Bengali with the bhanita of Chandidas are found with three different sobriquets along with his name, , Dvija and Dina as well as without any sobriquet also...
, Chandidas is perhaps most well known for his assertion Shobar upor manush shotto tahar upore nai (Above all is human, none else) - Buddhadeb Bose (1908–1974) - poet, essayist
- Kumud Ranjan MullickKumud Ranjan MullickKumud Ranjan Mullick was a Bengali writer and poet; one of the most eminent poets of the Tagore era of Bengali literature. He was an early mentor and coach to the famous poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.-Biography:...
, poets of the TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
era of Bengali literature. - Swarnakumari DeviSwarnakumari DeviSee Tagore for disambiguationSwarnakumari Devi was an Indian poet, novelist, musician and social worker. She was the first among the women writers in Bengali to gain prominence.-Family and early life:...
, first among the women writers in Bengali to gain prominence. - Nirendranath ChakravartyNirendranath ChakravartyNirendranath Chakraborty is a popular contemporary Bengali poet.-Poetry Anthology:Some of his poetry anthologies are:*Nil Nirjan*Andhokar Baranda*Prothom Nayok*Nirakto Karobi*Nakkhotro Joyer Jonno*Kolkatar Jishu*Ulongo Raja...
(b. 1924) - poet - Haraprasad ShastriHaraprasad ShastriHaraprasad Shastri , also known as Haraprasad Bhattacharya, was an Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature...
, He is most known for discovering the CharyapadaCharyapadaThe Charyapada is a collection of 8th-12th century Vajrayana Buddhist caryagiti, or mystical poems from the tantric tradition in eastern India. Being caryagiti , the Charyapada were intended to be sung. These songs of realization were spontaneously composed verses that expressed a practitioner's...
, the earliest known examples of Bengali literature - Nirad C. ChaudhuriNirad C. ChaudhuriItalic textNirad C. Chaudhuri was a Bengali−English writer and cultural commentator...
(1897–1999) - scholar, essayist - Sandipan ChattopadhyaySandipan ChattopadhyaySandipan Chattopadhyay was a Bengali writer. In 1961 he wrote the book "Kritadas Kritadasi" it changed the landscape of Bengali fiction and created a niche for himself...
(1933–2005) - novelist - Shakti ChattopadhyayShakti ChattopadhyayShakti Chattopadhay was a Bengali poet and writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest poet of 20th century Bengali literature. -External links:...
, poet - Shahabuddin NagariShahabuddin NagariShahabuddin Nagari is a modern poet of Bangladesh,, who appeared in the 1970s and gained pre-eminence as a lyricist. According to famous literary critic Abdul Mannan Syed, "Shahabuddin Nagari is one of those few powerful poets of 1970s whose mastery of mixing romanticism with instinct is amazing. ...
, Bangladeshi poet and juvenile writer - Jibanananda DasJibanananda DasJibanananda Das was a noted Bengali poet. He is considered one of the precursors who introduced modernist poetry to Bengali Literature, at a period when it was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore's Romantic poetry....
(1899–1954) - poet - Amit ChaudhuriAmit ChaudhuriAmit Chaudhuri is an internationally recognised Indian English author and academic. He is currently Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia.-Life:...
, currently Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia, 2002 Sahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
for A New World - Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa LahiriJhumpa Lahiri is a Bengali American author. Lahiri's debut short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies , won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and her first novel, The Namesake , was adapted into the popular film of the same name. She was born Nilanjana Sudeshna, which she says are both...
, novelist, short story writer, Pulitzer prizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winner. - Ashapurna DeviAshapoorna DeviAshapoorna Devi , also Ashapurna Debi or Asha Purna Devi, is a prominent Bengali novelist and poet. She was born in 8 January 1909. She has been widely honoured with a number of prizes and awards...
(1909–1995) - novelist, short story writer - Mahasweta DeviMahasweta DeviMahasweta Devi is an Indian social activist and writer.- Biography :Mahasweta Devi was born in 1926 in Dhaka, to literary parents in a Hindu Brahmin family. Her father Manish Ghatak was a well known poet and novelist of the Kallol era, who used the pseudonym Jubanashwa...
(b. 1926) - novelist, short story writer - Michael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan Dutt or Michael Madhusudan Dutta was a popular 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in Sagardari , on the bank of Kopotaksho [কপোতাক্ষ] River, a village in Keshobpur Upozila, Jessore District, East Bengal . His father was Rajnarayan Dutt, an eminent lawyer, and...
(1824–1873) - poet, dramatist - Romesh Chunder Dutt
- Sudhindranath DuttaSudhindranath DuttaSudhindranath Dutta was a Bengali Indian post-modern poet, essayist, journalist and critic. Sudhindranath is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bangla literature.-Education:...
(1901–1960) - poet - Sunil GangopadhyaySunil GangopadhyaySunil Gangopadhyay , is a celebrated Indian poet and novelist.-Early life:...
(b. 1934) - poet, novelist - Amitav GhoshAmitav GhoshAmitav Ghosh , is a Bengali Indian author best known for his work in the English language.-Life:Ghosh was born in Calcutta on July 11, 1956, to Lieutenant Colonel Shailendra Chandra Ghosh, a retired officer of the pre-independence Indian Army, and was educated at The Doon School; St...
, novelist, essayist - Shankha GhoshShankha GhoshShankha Ghosh is a Bengali Indian poet and critic. Ghosh was born on February 6, 1932 at Chandpur of what is now Bangladesh...
(b. 1932) - poet, essayist - VidyapatiVidyapatiVidyapati Thakur , also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil was a Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer. He was born in the village of Bishphi in Madhubani district of Bihar state, India. He was son of Ganapati...
, medieval poet and SanskritSanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
writer. - Joy GoswamiJoy GoswamiJoy Goswami is an Indian poet. Goswami writes in Bangla and is widely considered as one of the most important Bengali poets of his generation.-Biography:...
(b. 1954) - poet - Ramprasad SenRamprasad Sen' was a Shakta poet of eighteenth century Bengal. His bhakti poems, known as Ramprasadi, are still popular in Bengal—they are usually addressed to the Hindu goddess Kali and written in Bengali...
, was a Shakta poet of eighteenth century Bengal. His bhakti poems, known as Ramprasadi, are usually addressed to the Hindu goddess KaliKali' , also known as ' , is the Hindu goddess associated with power, shakti. The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means "the black one". Since Shiva is called Kāla - the eternal time, Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" . Hence, Kāli is...
and written in BengaliBengali languageBengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script... - Toru DuttToru DuttToru Dutt was an Indian poetess who wrote in English and French.-Childhood:Toru Dutt was the youngest girl of Govin Chunder Dutt, a retired Indian Officer. She was born on the fourth of March 1856...
, wrote in English and French - Ekram AliEkram AliEkram Ali is a noted Indian Bengali poet and critic. Born in a small village named Teghoria of a bengali Muslim parentage...
(b. 1950) - poet - Buddhadeb GuhaBuddhadeb GuhaBuddhadeb Guha is a popular Bengali fiction writer. He studied at the well-known St Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta....
(b. 1936) - novelist - Mir Mosharraf HossainMir Mosharraf HossainMir Mosharraf Hossain was a Bengali language novelist, playwright and essayist in 19th century Bengal. He is principally known for his famous novel Bishad Sindhu...
(1847–1912) - novelist - Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, science fiction writer
- Bharatchandra RayBharatchandra RayBharatchandra Ray was an 18th century Bengali and Sanskrit poet and song composer. He is mostly known for his poetic work, Annadamangal or Annapurnamangal. He is often referred to simply as Bharatchandra.-Early years:...
, poet and song composer known for his Mangalkavya. - Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam , sobriquet Bidrohi Kobi, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works espousing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression. His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi...
(1899–1976) - poet - Abul BasharAbul BasharAbul Bashar is a popular Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born in 1951 in Hamarpur in Murshidabad district.Bashar is known for his Left-leaning stance and secularism.-Select bibliography:*Agnibalaka*Phool Bou...
(b. 1951) - novelist, essayist - Al MahmudAl MahmudMir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud , commonly known as Al Mahmud is a Bangladeshi Poet, novelist, short-story writer. He is considered as one of the greatest Bengali poets emerged from 1950s. His work in Bengali poetry is dominated by his copious use of regional dialects...
(আল মাহমুদ) - poet, novelist - Arun MitraArun MitraArun Mitra was a Bengali poet.He was born in Jessore, now in Bangladesh, Arun moved to Kolkata when he was a young boy and did most of his schooling there. In college he was very fascinated by the life sciences, although he was officially a student of English...
(1909–2000) - poet - Premendra MitraPremendra MitraPremendra Mitra was a renowned Bengali poet, novelist, short story writer and film director. He was also an author of Bangla science fiction and thrillers.-Life:...
(1904–1988)- poet, short story writer - Mahmud Nurul Momen (b. 1961) - poet, essayist, translator, playwright, short story writer
- Dhan Gopal MukerjiDhan Gopal MukerjiDhan Gopal Mukerji was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States and winner of Newbery Medal 1928...
ধান গোপাল মুখোপাধ্যায় Dhan Gopal Mukhopaddhae - author - Shirshendu MukhopadhyayShirshendu MukhopadhyayShirshendu Mukhopadhyay is a Bengali author who writes Bengali books. He has written stories for both adults and children.-Life:Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay was born in Bikrampur , now in Bangladesh. He spent his childhood in Bihar and many places in Bengal and Assam accompanying his father, who worked...
(b. 1935) - novelist - Subimal BasakSubimal BasakSubimal Basak, is an Indian fiction writer. He is a member of the Hungry generation, with Samir Roychoudhury, Falguni Roy, Shakti Chattopadhyay and the movement's creator Malay Roy Choudhury....
, fiction writer, one of the Hungryalists in Bengali literature - Subhas MukhopadhyaySubhas Mukhopadhyay (poet)Subhash Mukhopadhyay Subhash Mukhopadhyay Subhash Mukhopadhyay (Bangla: সুভাষ মুখোপাধ্যায় (February 12, 1919 - July 8, 2003) was one of the foremost Bengali poets of the 20th century.-Early life:Mukhopadhyay was born in Krishnanagar, a town in Nadia district in the province of West Bengal...
(1919–2003) - poet - Narayan GangopadhyayNarayan GangopadhyayNarayan Gangopadhyay ,Narayan Gangopadhyay (1918–1970),Narayan Gangopadhyay (1918–1970),(also known as Narayan Ganguly was a renowned South Asian author. He was born in Dinajpur in undivided Bengal, in what is now Bangladesh. His real name was Taraknath Gangopadhyay.-Life:...
, author, creator of character TenidaTenidaTenida or Teni is a fictional native of Potoldanga in Calcutta, who appears in a number of short stories and larger works of the Bengali author Narayan Gangopadhyay... - Samaresh MajumdarSamaresh MajumdarSamaresh Majumdar is a well known contemporary Bengali writer. He spent his childhood years in the tea gardens of Duars, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. He was a student of the Jalpaiguri Zilla School, Jalpaiguri. He completed his bachelors in Bengali from Scottish Church College, Kolkata. His...
, writer, creator of the Animesh Trilogy - Taslima NasrinTaslima NasrinTaslima Nasrin is a Bengali Bangladeshi ex-doctor turned author who has been living in exile since 1994. From a modest literary profile in the late 1980s, she rose to global fame by the end of the 20th century owing to her feminist views and her criticism of Islam in particular and of religion in...
(b. 1962) - novelist - Shamsur RahmanShamsur RahmanShamsur Rahman was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist. Rahman, who emerged in the latter half of the 20th century, wrote more than sixty books of poetry and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature. He was regarded the unofficial poet laureate of Bangladesh...
(1929–2006) - poet - Dwijendralal RayDwijendralal RayDwijendralal Ray , also known as D. L. Ray , was a Bengali poet, playwright, and musician. He was known for his Hindu mythological and Nationalist historical plays and songs known as Dwijendrageeti or the Songs of Dwijendralal, which number over 500, create a separate sub-genre of Bengali Music...
(1863–1913) - playwright, poet - Annadashankar RoyAnnadashankar RoyAnnadashankar Roy , was a renowned Bengali author. He was born in Dhenkanal in Orissa, India.-Life:Passed B.A. in English from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa. Started his literary career in Oriya. He was a poet of Sabuja Yuga in Oriya Literature. Later he shifted his writing to Bengali...
(1905–2002) - novelist, essayist, poet - Arundhati RoyArundhati RoyArundhati Roy is an Indian novelist. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel, The God of Small Things, and has also written two screenplays and several collections of essays...
, novelist, essayist - Samir RoychoudhurySamir RoychoudhurySamir Roychowdhury , one of the founding fathers of the Hungry Generation 1961-1965 ,was born at Panihati, West Bengal, India in a family of artists, sculptors, photographers and musicians...
(1933-) -poet, novelist, short story writer and philosopher - Nares Chandra Sen-GuptaNares Chandra Sen-GuptaDr. Nares Chandra Sen-Gupta was an eminent legal scholar and a Bengali novelist in Calcutta, India.-Early life and career:Sen-Gupta was born in 1882 in Bogura . He received his Master's degree in philosophy in 1905 from Presidency College and a Doctorate in Law from Calcutta University that...
(1882–1964) - novelist, legal scholar. - Jasim Uddin (1903–1976) - poet, novelist, essayist
- Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniChitra Banerjee DivakaruniChitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program....
(born Chitralekha Banerjee) - author, poet - Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet), Bengali poet
- Bharati MukherjeeBharati MukherjeeBharati Mukherjee is an award-winning Indian-born American writer. She is currently a professor in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley.-Background:...
, author, educator - Mallika SenguptaMallika SenguptaMallika Sengupta is a Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata, known for her "unapologetically political poetry".- Biography :...
, Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... - Humayun AhmedHumayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
(b. 1948) - novelist - AlaolAlaolAlaol was a medieval poet in Bengal. He is thought to be born around 1607 in Faridpur in the present-day Bangladesh. His most well known work is Padmavati, which depicts the story of Padmavati, the Sinhala princess and the queen of Chittor. There is an important literary prize named after him in...
(1607–1680) - poet of medieval era - Monica AliMonica AliMonica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi origin. She is the author of Brick Lane, her debut novel, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2003...
, (b. 1954) - novelist - Syed Mujtaba AliSyed Mujtaba AliSyed Mujtaba Ali was a renowned Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist. He was born in present Karimganj District Assam of undivided Sylhet in Bengal.-Education and early career:...
(1904–1974) - novelist, essayist - Upamanyu ChatterjeeUpamanyu ChatterjeeUpamanyu Chatterjee is an Indian Bengali author and administrator, notable for his work set in the milieu of the Indian Administrative Service, especially his novel English, August. He was born in Patna, Bihar and was educated at St. Xavier's School and St. Stephen's College, in Delhi...
, Author and administrator, notable for his work set in the milieu of the Indian Administrative Service, especially his novel English August - Subodh SarkarSubodh SarkarSubodh Sarkar, a major Bengali poet, writer and editor, and a Reader in English literature at City College, Kolkata, was born in 1958 at Krishnanagar...
, poet - Anjon Acharya, poet, short story writer
- Narayan SanyalNarayan SanyalNarayan Sanyal was a well-known & versatile writer of modern Bengali literature as well as a civil engineer.-Biography:Narayan Sanyal was born to Chittasukh Sanyal and Basantalata Devi...
, writer of modern Bengali literatureBengali literatureBengali literature is literary works written in Bengali language particularly from Bangladesh and the Indian provinces of West Bengal and Tripura. The history of Bengali literature traces back hundreds of years while it is impossible to separate the literary trends of the two Bengals during the... - Sasthi BrataSasthi BrataSasthi Brata is an Indo-Anglian writer of fiction. He was educated at Calcutta Boys' School, Kolkata and then at Presidency College, Kolkata...
, Fiction writer, based in UK - Sanjeev ChattopadhyaySanjeev ChattopadhyaySanjeev Chattopadhyay is a fiction writer. His style is characterized by use of short satirical sentences mixed with very lively language.-Childhood and education:...
, Bengali fiction writer - Aroup ChatterjeeAroup ChatterjeeAroup Chatterjee is the author of the book Mother Teresa: The Final Verdict, a work which challenges the widespread regard of Mother Teresa as a symbol of philanthropy and selflessness....
, physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, author of the book Mother Teresa: The Final Verdict - Rimi B. ChatterjeeRimi B. ChatterjeeRimi B. Chatterjee is an author based in Kolkata , India. She has published three novels and one academic history which won the SHARP deLong Prize for History of the Book in 2006, as well as a number of translations and short stories. She has been nominated twice for the Vodafone Crossword Book...
, novelist, short story writer based in Calcutta won the SHARP deLong Prize for 2007 - Binoy MajumdarBinoy MajumdarBinoy Majumdar was a Bengali poet. Binoy received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005.-Biography:Late Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar on the 17th of September 1934. His family later moved to what is now West Bengal in India. Binoy loved mathematics from his early youth...
, poet, Sahitya AkademiSahitya AkademiThe Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
Award in 2005, - SrijatoSrijatoSrijato Bandopadhyay , is a popular poet of the Bengali younger generation. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers...
, won Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book Udaranta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers - Tanika GuptaTanika GuptaTanika Gupta, MBE is a British playwright of Bengali origin. Apart from her work for the theatre, she has also written scripts for television.-Background and education:...
, playwright, appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2008 - Sake Dean Mahomed, first Indian write a book in the English language
- Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniChitra Banerjee DivakaruniChitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program....
, Her novel, The Mistress of SpicesMistress of SpicesThe Mistress of Spices, , set in contemporary Oakland, California, is a novel by Indian American writer and University of Houston Creative Writing Program professor Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.-Plot summary:...
, was released as a film in 2005 - Syed Mustafa SirajSyed Mustafa SirajSyed Mustafa Siraj সৈয়দ মুস্তাফা সিরাজ is an eminent Bengali writer. In 1994, he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Aleek Manush অলীক মানুষ...
, eminent poet, novelist, short story writer Sahitya AkademiSahitya AkademiThe Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
awardee - Malay Roy ChoudhuryMalay Roy ChoudhuryMalay Roy Choudhury is a Bengali poet and novelist who founded the "Hungryalist Movement" in the 1960s. His literary works have been reviewed by sixty critics in HAOWA 49, a quarterly magazine which devoted its January 2001 special issue to Roy Choudhury's life and works...
, Bengali poet and novelist who founded the "Hungryalist Movement" in the 1960s - Arun MitraArun MitraArun Mitra was a Bengali poet.He was born in Jessore, now in Bangladesh, Arun moved to Kolkata when he was a young boy and did most of his schooling there. In college he was very fascinated by the life sciences, although he was officially a student of English...
, poet - Prabir GhoshPrabir GhoshPrabir Ghosh is the head of the Science and Rationalists’ Association of India, and president of the Humanists' Association based in Kolkata. He was once referred to in the media as being from the "Rationalist Association of India"...
, head of the Science and Rationalists’ Association of India,author. - Moti NandiMoti NandiMoti Nandi [10 July 1931 - 3 January 2010] was a Bengali writer based in Kolkata, India. He was born in Kolkata in 1931. He was an alumnus of the University of Calcutta. He died in 2010.-Career:...
, novelist - Suniti Kumar ChatterjiSuniti Kumar ChatterjiSuniti Kumar Chatterji was an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur. He was born on 26 November 1890 at Shibpur in Howrah...
, linguist, educator - Kamal Kumar MajumdarKamal Kumar MajumdarKamalKumar Majumdar was a major fiction-writer of the Bengali language. The novel Antarjali Jatra is considered his most notable work.-Early life:...
, novelist, short story writer
Journalists
- Fareena AlamFareena AlamFareena Alam is Editor of Q News, a British Muslim Magazine.-Background:Fareena is an established journalist. She is possibly the youngest Editor of a Muslim current affairs publication, Q News. She is a freelance contributor to British and international newspapers...
, named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief and was named Media Professional of the Year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards - Mihir BoseMihir BoseMihir Bose also referred to as Spermy ,is a British Indian sportswriter and journalist, who was the BBC's sports editor until 4 August 2009.-Early life:...
, was the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's head sports editor. - Reeta ChakrabartiReeta ChakrabartiReeta Chakrabarti is currently education correspondent for BBC News.-Early life:Chakrabarti was born in London to an Indian Bengali family and was raised in Birmingham, also having spent time in India as a teenager as a student at the Calcutta International School in Kolkata...
, A political correspondent for the BBC TelevisionBBC TelevisionBBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
's Breakfast programme shown on BBC OneBBC OneBBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and the BBC News Channel. - Bhaswati Chakravorty, Associate Editor, The Telegraph
- Sunanda K. Datta-RaySunanda K. Datta-RaySunanda K. Datta-Ray has been a leading Indian newspaperman and journalist for half a century. He has been Editor of The Statesman and has also written for the International Herald Tribune and Time Magazine. He was Editor-in-Residence at the East-West Center in Honolulu. He was Editorial...
, famous journalist - Sourendra Kumar DasSourendra Kumar DasSourendra Kumar Das is a fashion editor with FashionFad.In who writes in English and a gay activist who fights for attaining equal rights of the LGBTI community. He has been writing on gender, sexuality, fashion, lifestyle and various diverse topics since 2004...
, Fashion Editor, FashionFad.In, International Fashion Portal - Sumi DasSumi DasSumi Das is the former co-host of TechTV's Fresh Gear. On July 3, 2003, she left TechTV to join the cable news channel MSNBC as a reporter. While there, she reported from Modesto, California on the Scott Peterson trial....
, former host on TechTVTechTVTechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
and MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
reporter - Swapan DasguptaSwapan DasguptaSwapan Dasgupta is a senior conservative Indian journalist. At various points in his career, he has held senior editorial posts at The Statesman, The Telegraph, The Times of India, The Indian Express and most recently India Today, where he was Managing Editor till 2003...
, journalist - Mo DuttaMo DuttaMohit "Mo" Dutta , is a television and radio presenter known for his dry sense of humour, who presented Saturday and Sunday morning shows on BBC Radio 2 between 1994 and May 2009.He has also been a familiar face on BBC1's Daytime TV...
, TV presenter for BBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, BBC Asian NetworkBBC Asian NetworkBBC Asian Network is a British radio station serving those originating from and around the Indian subcontinent. The music and news comes out of the main urban areas where there are significant communities with these backgrounds. The station has production centres in Birmingham, Leicester and London...
, BBC Radio KentBBC Radio KentBBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent.It broadcasts on FM on 96.7 , 97.6 and 104.2 also 774 and 1602 MW and DAB.- History :The radio station was launched in 1970 under the name of BBC Radio Medway, originally only serving the...
. - Bobby GhoshBobby GhoshAparisim "Bobby" Ghosh is a journalist and TIME Magazine's World Editor. An Indian national, he is the first non-American to be named World Editor in TIME's more than 80 years. He has previously been TIME's Baghdad bureau chief, and one of the longest-serving correspondents in Iraq. He has written...
, (Aparisim Ghosh) Journalist, TIME Magazine World Editor - Pallab GhoshPallab GhoshPallab Ghosh is a science correspondent for BBC News. Born in India, he came to the United Kingdom in 1963, he read physics at Imperial College, London between 1980 and 1983 and has been a science journalist since 1984...
, BBC News science reporter - Shiulie GhoshShiulie GhoshShiulie Ghosh is a television journalist for Al Jazeera English, a leading international news network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. She attended The Avenue Primary School, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, and then Teesside High....
, Television journalist - Sagarika Ghose, editor in CNN-IBN
- Mainul HoseinMainul HoseinBarrister Mainul Hosein was the chairman of the editorial board of the Daily Ittefaq, one of the oldest and previously the largest circulating daily Bengali news publication in Bangladesh...
, chairman of the editorial board of the Daily Ittefaq, the largest daily BengaliBengali languageBengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
news publication in BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south... - Nina HossainNina HossainNina Hossain is a British journalist, presenter and newscaster.Hossain is currently employed on a freelance basis by ITN where she is the main presenter of ITV London's regional news programme London Tonight. Nina also acts as a relief newscaster for ITV News.-Background:Hossain was born in...
, British television news broadcaster - Faisal IslamFaisal IslamFaisal Islam is an award winning journalist and the economics editor for Channel 4 News.-Education:Faisal was educated at Manchester Grammar School, a boys' independent school in Manchester, followed by Trinity College, Cambridge. He graduated from City University in London in 2000, with a Post...
, won Wincott Award and Broadcast News Journalism Award; was named Young Journalist of the Year, Channel4 News(UK). - Chandan MitraChandan MitraChandan Mitra is an Indian journalist, presently editor and managing director of The Pioneer newspaper in Delhi, India. He was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha during August 2003 to August 2009...
, editor and managing director of The Pioneer newspaper in Delhi. - Harish Chandra MukherjeeHarish Chandra MukherjeeHarish Chandra Mukherjee , was an Indian journalist and patriot, who fought tooth and nail for the indigo cultivators and forced the government to bring about changes.-Early life:...
, pioneer of nationalistic Hindu journalism and a reformer - Udayan MukherjeeUdayan MukherjeeUdayan Mukherjee is Indian and editor with CNBC India.Udayan is an economist by training having obtained his B.A in Economics from Presidency College, Kolkata and an MA in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi....
, editor and anchor in cnbc India - Pritish NandyPritish NandyPritish Nandy is a Indian poet, painter, journalist, politician, media and television personality, animal activist and film producer. He is Bengali by ethnicity. He was member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament representing Maharashtra based party Shiv Sena...
, Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd - Ayan PanjaAyan PanjaDr Ayan Panja is a British media doctor, medical expert, television presenter and writer.He is a partner in a NHS GP town centre practice in St Albans...
, an expert on KnowitallsKnowitallsKnowitalls was a British quiz show hosted by Gyles Brandreth. It was first shown on BBC Two in 2009.Filming took place between 15 and 21 June 2009. It was first broadcast on July 27, 2009. The show's strapline is that it's "the quiz without questions"...
, a new quiz show, shown recently on BBC Two.,a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. - Reihan SalamReihan SalamReihan Morshed Salam is an American non-fiction writer and policy analyst. He is a columnist for The Daily and lead writer of National Reviews "The Agenda" blog, as well as a policy adviser at e21 and a contributing editor at National Affairs...
- Samar SenSamar SenSamar Sen was a Bengali poet and journalist. He hailed from an illustrious family, many of whose scions have enriched the intellectual world of Bengal. His grandfather, Dinesh Chandra Sen, was a well-known writer and a doyen of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad...
, journalist - Barun SenguptaBarun SenguptaBarun Sengupta , the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic...
, political critic, the founder-editor of BartamanBartamanBartaman Patrika is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata by Bartaman Pvt. Ltd. Apart from the Kolkata edition, the newspaper has four other simultaneous editions, published daily from four major towns of West Bengal -- Siliguri, Burdwan, Malda and Midnapore...
newspaper. - Vishnu SomVishnu Som-Career:Vishnu Som is an Editor and Senior Anchor with New Delhi Television , India's largest 24 hour news network. Som has reported extensively on war, conflict, aviation and natural disasters...
, news anchor and journalist - Prannoy RoyPrannoy RoyPrannoy L Roy, Ph.D is an Indian journalist and media journalist. He is the founder and Executive Chairperson of New Delhi Television .-Early life:...
, Founder and President of NDTVNDTVNDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
, One of IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's largest TelevisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and Media Production house - Dwarkanath VidyabhusanDwarkanath VidyabhusanDwarkanath Vidyabhusan was an Indian scholar, editor and publisher of the trend-setting weekly Bengali newspaper Somprakash.-Father:His father, Harachandra Bhattacharya was a scholar...
, Scholar, editor and publisher of the trend-setting weekly Bengali newspaper Somprakash.